NGC 3619
| Galaxy NGC 3619 |
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| SDSS image of NGC 3619 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big Bear |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 19 m 21.560 s |
| declination | + 57 ° 45 ′ 28.17 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R) SA (s) 0+: |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.7 '× 2.3' |
| Position angle | 57 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 3642 group LGG 234 |
| Redshift | 0.005204 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | (1560 ± 5) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(73 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (22.4 ± 1.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 18, 1790 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3619 • UGC 6330 • PGC 34641 • CGCG 291-054 • MCG + 10-16-115 • IRAS 11164 + 5802 • 2MASX J11192162 + 5745276 • GC 2369 • H I 244 • h 852 • NVSS J111921 + 574524 • LDCE 867 NED012 | |
NGC 3619 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 73 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years across. Together with four other galaxies, it is a member of the NGC 3642 group ( LGG 234 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3613 and NGC 3625 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 18, 1790 .
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