NGC 3613
Galaxy NGC 3613 |
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SDSS image of NGC 3613 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Big Bear |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 18 m 36.108 s |
declination | + 58 ° 00 ′ 00.01 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E6 |
Brightness (visual) | 10.9 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 11.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 3.9 'x 1.9' |
Position angle | 102 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | WBL 321 NGC 3613 group LGG 232 |
Redshift | 0.006841 ± 0.000017 |
Radial velocity | 2051 ± 5 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(95 ± 7) x 10 6 ly (29.2 ± 2.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | April 8, 1793 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3613 • UGC 6323 • PGC 34583 • CGCG 291-049 • MCG + 10-16-109 • 2MASX J11183613 + 5759597 • GC 2362 • H I 271 • h 848 • GALEX ASC J111836.22 + 580001.0 • LDCE 867 NED011 |
NGC 3613 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E6 in the constellation Ursa Major at the northern sky . It is estimated to be 95 million light years from the Milky Way and about 105,000 light years in diameter. She is the brightest member of the NGC 3642 group ( LGG 232 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3610 , NGC 3619 , NGC 3625 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 8, 1793 .
NGC 3642 group ( LGG 232 )
Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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NGC 3613 | PGC 34583 | 95 |
NGC 3625 | PGC 34718 | 90 |
NGC 3669 | PGC 35113 | 90 |
PGC 34704 | UGC 6344 | 90 |