NGC 3412

NGC 3412 is a barred lenticular galaxy^[1] located in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on April 8, 1784, by the astronomer William Herschel.^[3]

NGC 3412
SDSS image of NGC 3412
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	10h 50m 53.3s[1]
Declination	+13° 24′ 43.7″[1]
Redshift	0.002885[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	864 ± 4 km/s[2]
Distance	42 Mly (13 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.54[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)	11.45[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(s)00[1]
Apparent size (V)	3.6′ × 2.0′[1]
Other designations
UGC 5952, MCG +02-28-016, PGC 32508[2]