NGC 3643

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Galaxy
NGC 3643
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NGC 3643 [1]
NGC 3643
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 21 m 24.990 s
declination + 03 ° 00 ′ 50.14 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SB (r) 0+: / sp  
Brightness  (visual) 14.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.0 mag
Angular expansion 1.2 '× 0.8'
Position angle 99 °
Surface brightness 13.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation WBL 324  
Redshift 0.005838 ± 0.000152  
Radial velocity 1750 ± 46 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(73 ± 6)  ·  10 6  ly
(22.4 ± 1.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery Albert Marth
Discovery date March 22, 1865
Catalog names
NGC  3643 • PGC  34802 • CGCG  039-136 • MCG  + 01-29-036 • 2MASX  J11212495 + 0300501 • 2MASS J11212499 + 0300502 • GALEX ASC J112124.93 + 030051.2 • LDCE 798 NED005

NGC 3643 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 73 million light years from the Milky Way and about 25,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3640 , NGC 3644 , NGC 3641 , NGC 3647 .

The object was discovered by Albert Marth on March 22, 1865 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 3643
  4. Seligman