NGC 3756
Galaxy data from NGC 3756 |
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NGC 3756 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Big Bear |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 36 m 48.017 s |
declination | + 54 ° 17 ′ 36.81 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SAB (rs) bc |
Brightness (visual) | 11.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 4.2 ′ × 2.1 ′ |
Position angle | 177 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation |
Ursa Major North NGC 3898 Group LGG 250 |
Redshift | 0.004397 ± 0.000016 |
Radial velocity | 1318 ± 5 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(62 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (19.0 ± 1.3) Mpc |
diameter | 60,000 ly |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | April 14, 1789 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3756 • UGC 6579 • PGC 35931 • CGCG 268-063 • MCG + 09-19-134 • IRAS 11340 + 5434 • KUG 1134 + 545 • 2MASX J11364797 + 5417372 • GC 2461 • H II 784 • h 918 • LDCE 867 NED026 • WISEA J113648.01 + 541736.9 |
NGC 3756 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 62 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter. Together with eight other galaxies, it forms the NGC 3898 group ( LGG 250 ).
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 3733 , NGC 3738 , NGC 3759 , IC 2943 , among others .
The type IIP supernova SN 1975T was observed here.
The object was discovered by William Herschel on April 14, 1789 .
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