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NGC 3432

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Right ascension
  
10 52 31.1

Redshift
  
616 ± 4 km/s

Apparent size (V)
  
6′.8 × 1′.5

Constellation
  
Leo Minor

Declination
  
+36° 37′ 08″

Type
  
SB(s)m

Magnitude
  
11.67

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
11.67

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Similar
  
NGC 3486, NGC 3344, NGC 3504, NGC 3448, NGC 3226

NGC 3432 is a spiral galaxy that can be found in the constellation Leo Minor. It is currently interacting with UGC 5983, a dwarf galaxy. Tidal filaments and intense star formation can also been seen from the interaction, which is why it was listed in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.

References

NGC 3432 Wikipedia