NGC 3757

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Galaxy
NGC 3757
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NGC 3757 [1]
NGC 3757
AladinLite
Constellation Big Bear
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 37 m 02.864 s
declination + 58 ° 24 ′ 55.9 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0?  
Brightness  (visual) 12.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.6 mag
Angular expansion 1.1 '× 1.1'
Surface brightness 12.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 3795 group
LGG 244  
Redshift 0.004153 ± 0.000017  
Radial velocity 1245 ± 5 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(59 ± 4)  ·  10 6  ly
(18.2 ± 1.3)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date March 18, 1790
Catalog names
NGC  3757 • UGC  6584 • PGC  35955 • CGCG  292-010 • MCG  + 10-17-026 • 2MASX  J11370282 + 5824563 • GC  2463 • H  III 843 • h  919 • GALEX ASC J113702.92 + 582456.8 • LDCE 867 NED027 • NSA 139899 • WISEA J113702.87 + 582455.9

NGC 3757 is a lenticular dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is an estimated 59 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years across. The galaxy is considered a member of the NGC 3795 group ( LGG 244 ).

The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 18, 1790 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : NGC 3757
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman