NGC 3674
Galaxy NGC 3674 |
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NGC 3674 with 2MASX J11263863 + 5704347 (lo) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Big Bear |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 26 m 26.605 s |
declination | + 57 ° 02 ′ 54.16 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Position angle | 33 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | NGC 3642 group LGG 234 |
Redshift | 0.006855 ± 0.000017 |
Radial velocity | 2055 ± 5 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(95 ± 7) x 10 6 ly (29.2 ± 2.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | April 8, 1793 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3674 • UGC 6444 • PGC 35191 • CGCG 291-069 • MCG + 10-16-138 • 2MASX J11262660 + 5702538 • GC 2415 • H II 886 • WISEA J112626.60 + 570253.9 • NSA 159832 • LDCE 867 NED019 |
NGC 3674 is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 95 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years across. Together with four other galaxies, it is a member of the NGC 3642 group ( LGG 234 )
. a. the galaxies NGC 3669 and NGC 3683 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 8, 1793 .
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