NGC 3849

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Galaxy
NGC 3849 / IC 730
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NGC 3849 [1] SDSS image
NGC 3849 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 45 m 35.248 s
declination + 03 ° 13 ′ 54.63 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0 / a  
Brightness  (visual) 13.7 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.6 mag
Angular expansion 0.8 ′ × 0.5 ′
Position angle 36 °
Surface brightness 12.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.020198 ± 0.000091  
Radial velocity 6055 ± 27 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(266 ± 19)  ·  10 6  ly
(81.5 ± 5.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery David Peck Todd
Discovery date February 11, 1878
Catalog names
NGC  3849 • IC  730 • PGC  36658 • CGCG  040-040 • MCG  + 01-30-013 • IRAS  11430 + 0330 • 2MASX  J11453527 + 0313550 • GALEX ASC J114535.27 + 031354.5 • NVSS J114535 + 031354 • WISEA J114535.25 + 031354.4

NGC 3849 = IC 730 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 266 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years across.

The object was discovered on February 11, 1878 by the American astronomer David Peck Todd .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 3849
  4. Seligman