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NGC 3443

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Leo
Right ascension: 10 53 00.1481
Declination: +17 ° 34 ′ 26.497 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1132 ± 1 km/s
Distance: 70.6 ± 5.1 Mly (21.66 ± 1.56 Mpc )
Type: SAd
Size: ~68,000 ly (20.8 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 2.8′ × 1.4′

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Image: NGC3443 - SDSS DR14.jpg

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NGC 3443 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1468 ± 24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 21.66 ± 1.56 Mpc (~70.6 million light-years). It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on April 24, 1887.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3443: SN 2024ehs (Type II, mag. 18.098) was discovered by ATLAS on March 15, 2024.