NGC 3952
| Galaxy NGC 3952 / IC 2972 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 53 m 40.6 s |
| declination | -03 ° 59 ′ 48 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | IBm: sp / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 78 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 257 |
| Redshift | 0.005260 +/- 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1577 +/- 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(65 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (19.9 ± 1.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 11, 1787 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3952 • IC 2972 • PGC 37285 • MCG -01-30-044 • 2MASX J11534064-0359474 • GC 2607 • H III 612 • h 1012 • | |
NGC 3952 = IC 2972 is an irregular galaxy of the Hubble-type Sm in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 65 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on March 11, 1787 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
NGC 3952 group ( LGG 257 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 3952 | PGC 37285 | 65 |
| IC 2963 | PGC 36933 | 69 |
| PGC 37202 | UGCA 249 | |
| PGC 37238 | MCG -01-30-043 |