NGC 3749
| Galaxy NGC 3749 |
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| The galaxy NGC 3749 as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 35 m 53.2 s |
| declination | -37 ° 59 ′ 50 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) a pec / sp / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 4.2 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 107 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.009013 +/- 0.000043 |
| Radial velocity | 2702 +/- 13 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(112 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (34.3 ± 2.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 21, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3749 • PGC 35861 • ESO 320-G008 • MCG -06-26-002 • IRAS 11333-3743 • 2MASX J11355320-3759503 • GC 2459 • h 3351 • AM 1133-374 • LDCE 0916 NED004 | |
NGC 3749 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sa in the constellation Centaurus , in the New General Catalog is recorded. It is estimated to be 112 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on April 21, 1835 using his 18.7-inch reflector telescope.