NGC 3727
Galaxy NGC 3727 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | cups |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 33 m 40.9 s |
declination | -13 ° 52 ′ 44 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 / a |
Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Position angle | 78 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.015291 ± 0.000133 |
Radial velocity | (4584 ± 40) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(198 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (60.6 ± 4.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
Discovery date | 1886 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3727 • PGC 35697 • MCG -01-30-003 • 2MASX J11334092-1352435 • |
NGC 3727 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type E in the constellation Becher in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 198 million light years from the Milky Way .
The property was discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886 .