3C 120

3C 120
Image of 3C 120 by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Taurus
Right ascension	04h 33m 11.1s[1]
Declination	+05° 21′ 16″[1]
Redshift	0.033010 ± 0.000030 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	9,896 ± 9 km/s[1]
Distance	419 Mly[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.1[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.8′ × 0.6′[1]
Notable features	active galactic nucleus
Other designations
BW Tauri, UGC 3087, Mrk 1506, II Zw 014, MCG +01-12-009, 4C +05.20, PGC 15504[1]

3C 120, also known as Markarian 1506, is an active galaxy located in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of about 420 million light years. It has been categorised as a type I Seyfert galaxy and a broad-line radio galaxy. 3C 120 has been found to be a variable source in all wavelengths and hosts a superluminal jet.