NGC 3637
| Galaxy NGC 3637 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cups |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 20 m 39.6 s |
| declination | -10 ° 15 ′ 26 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R) SB (r) 0 ^ 0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.8 ′ × 1.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 126 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 3672 group LGG 235 |
| Redshift | 0.006158 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | (1846 ± 9) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(76 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (23.2 ± 1.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 4, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3637 • PGC 34731 • MCG -02-29-020 • GC 2384 • H II 551 • h 863 • GALEX ASC J112039.49-101528.0 • LDCE 810 N001 | |
NGC 3637 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Becher south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 76 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years across. Together with two other galaxies, it forms the NGC 3672 group or LGG 235 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3636 and IC 688 .
The celestial object was discovered on March 4, 1786 by the German-British astronomer and musician William Herschel .
Web links
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