NGC 3668
Galaxy NGC 3668 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Big Bear |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 25 m 30.4 s |
declination | + 63 ° 26 ′ 47 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sbc / LLIRG |
Brightness (visual) | 12.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.7 '× 1.3' |
Position angle | 135 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | LGG 238 |
Redshift | 0.011701 ± 0.000020 |
Radial velocity | (3508 ± 6) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(161 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (49.4 ± 3.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery date | March 20, 1790 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3668 • UGC 6430 • PGC 35123 • CGCG 314-026 • MCG + 11-14-023 • 2MASX J11253042 + 6326464 • GC 2407 • H II 845 • h 880 • LDCE 0816 NED001 |
NGC 3668 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Ursa Major. It is an estimated 161 million light years away from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 20, 1790 .
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