NGC 3758

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Galaxy
NGC 3758
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NGC 3758 [1]
NGC 3758
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 36 m 29.10 s
declination + 21 ° 35 ′ 46.0 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Sab / pec / Sy1  
Brightness  (visual) 14.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.2 mag
Angular expansion 0.5 '× 0.5'
Surface brightness 12.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Abell 1367  
Redshift 0.029854 ± 0.000017  
Radial velocity 8950 ± 5 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(398 ± 28)  ·  10 6  ly
(122.0 ± 8.5)  Mpc 
history
discovery Ralph Copeland
Discovery date March 18, 1874
Catalog names
NGC  3758 • PGC  35905 • CGCG  126-110 • MCG  + 04-27-073 • IRAS  11338 + 2152 • KUG  1133 + 218 • 2MASX  J11362932 + 2135454 • Mrk  739 • GALEX ASC J113629.08 + 213549.5 • NVSS J113629 + 213549 • USGC U404 NED07 • WISEA J113629.33 + 213545.9

NGC 3758 is a merging galaxy of the Hubble type Sab with an active galaxy core in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 398 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3743 , NGC 3746 , NGC 3750 , NGC 3751 .

The object was discovered by Ralph Copeland on March 18, 1874 .

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 3758
  4. ↑ Seligman