NGC 3740
| Galaxy NGC 3740 |
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![NGC 3740 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3740_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 3740 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big Bear |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 36 m 12.285 s |
| declination | + 59 ° 58 ′ 35.43 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 '× 0.4' |
| Position angle | 110 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.011011 ± 0.000147 |
| Radial velocity | 3301 ± 44 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(151 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (46.4 ± 3.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 19, 1790 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3740 • UGC 6573 • PGC 35883 • CGCG 292-008 • MCG + 10-17-023 • 2MASX J11361233 + 5958351 • GC 2455 • H III 847 • h 915 • GALEX ASC J113612.36 + 595835.2 • LDCE 837 NED002 • WISEA J113612.27 + 595835.8 | |
NGC 3740 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Ursa Major at the northern sky . It is estimated to be 151 million light years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 3770 .
The object was discovered on March 19, 1790 by Wilhelm Herschel .