NGC 3641
| Galaxy NGC 3641 |
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![NGC 3641 with SDSS J112113.46 + 031300.4 (lo), NGC 3640 (o) & LEDA 1246921 (r) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3641_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 3641 with SDSS J112113.46 + 031300.4 (lo), NGC 3640 (o) & LEDA 1246921 (r) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 21 m 08.814 s |
| declination | + 03 ° 11 ′ 40.54 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E / pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 '× 0.9' |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 324 NGC 3640 group LGG 233 |
| Redshift | 0.005937 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1780 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(74 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (22.8 ± 1.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | March 22, 1865 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3641 • UGC 6370 • PGC 34780 • CGCG 039-204 • MCG + 01-29-034 • 2MASX J11210878 + 0311401 • 2MASS J11210880 + 0311404 • GALEX ASC J112108.82 + 031140.6 • LDCE 798 NED004 | |
NGC 3641 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 74 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years across. Together with six other galaxies, it is a member of the NGC 3640 group ( LGG 233 ).
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 3630 , NGC 3640 , NGC 3643 , NGC 3647 .
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on March 22, 1865 .