NGC 3672
| Galaxy NGC 3672 |
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| Image taken with the 81 cm reflecting telescope at the Mount Lemmon Observatory | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cups |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 25 m 02.5 s |
| declination | -09 ° 47 ′ 43 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) c / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 4 ′ × 1.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 12 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 235 |
| Redshift | 0.006211 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 1862 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(76 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (23.4 ± 1.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 4, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3672 • UGC A 235 • PGC 35088 • MCG -02-29-028 • IRAS 11225-0931 • 2MASX J11250247-0947434 • GC 2411 • H I 131 • h 886 • HIPASS J1124-09 • LDCE 810 NED003 | |
NGC 3672 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Sc in the constellation Becher south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 76 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter . 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 3688 and IC 688 .
The supernovae SN 2007bm ( type Ia ) and SN 2008gz [type II) were observed here.
The object was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on March 4, 1786 with the help of his 18.7 inch telescope and was later listed in the New General Catalog by Johan Dreyer .
NGC 3672 group ( LGG 235 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 3672 | PGC 35088 | 76 |
| NGC 3636 | PGC 34709 | 71 |
| NGC 3637 | PGC 34731 | 76 |
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