NGC 3524

NGC 3524
The lenticular galaxy NGC 3524.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	11^h 06^m 32.1048^s[1]
Declination	+11° 23′ 07.507″[1]
Redshift	0.004528 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1357 ± 2 km/s[1]
Distance	82.2 ± 5.9 Mly (25.21 ± 1.80 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.8[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0/a[1]
Size	~51,600 ly (15.81 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.6' x 0.5'[1]
Other designations
IRAS 22409+3344, 2MASX J11063210+1123070, UGC 6158, MCG +02-28-050, PGC 33604, CGCG 066-112[1]

NGC 3524 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Leo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1709 ± 25 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 25.21 ± 1.80 Mpc (∼82.2 million light-years).^[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 11 March 1784.^[2]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3524: SN 2024inv (type Ia, mag. 18.3).^[3]

See also

• List of NGC objects (3001–4000)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3524. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
2. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 3524". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
3. "Transient Name Server". Entry for SN 2024inv. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

External links

• Media related to NGC 3524 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 3524 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images