NGC 3743
| Galaxy NGC 3743 |
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![NGC 3743 with LEDA 3089770 (ro) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3743_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 3743 with LEDA 3089770 (ro) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 35 m 57.360 s |
| declination | + 21 ° 43 ′ 21.37 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E / S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 '× 0.5' |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.036685 ± 0.000083 |
| Radial velocity | 10,998 ± 25 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(489 ± 34) · 10 6 ly (150.0 ± 10.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Ralph Copeland |
| Discovery date | March 18, 1874 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3743 • PGC 35855 • CGCG 126-106 • IRAS 11333 + 2159 • 2MASX J11355731 + 2143217 • GALEX ASC J113557.33 + 214321.1 • NSA 113178 • WISEA J113557.36 + 214321.3 | |
NGC 3743 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 489 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3745 , NGC 3746 , NGC 3751 , NGC 3758 .
The object was discovered by Ralph Copeland on March 18, 1874 .