NGC 3420
NGC 3420 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3420:
| NGC: | NGC 3420 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:50:09.66 |
| Declination: | -17:14:33.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.16 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.13 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 120° |
| Radial velocity: | 5971 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.020121 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS