NGC 3773
| Galaxy NGC 3773 |
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![NGC 3773 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3773_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 3773 SDSS image | |
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| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 38 m 12.875 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 06 ′ 43.37 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0: / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | +12.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | +13.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 1 ′ |
| Position angle | 165 ° |
| Surface brightness | +12.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.003276 ± 0.000010 |
| Radial velocity | 982 ± 3 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(40 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (12.4 ± 0.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 12, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3773 • UGC 6605 • PGC 36043 • CGCG 068-014 • MCG + 02-30-005 • IRAS 11356 + 1223 • KUG 1135 + 123 • 2MASX J11381296 + 1206429 • Mrk 743 • GC 2474 • H III 81 • h 928 • LDCE 778 NED044 • NVSS J113812 + 120645 | |
NGC 3773 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 40 million light years from the Milky Way and about 15,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 3810 , IC 2942 , IC 2945 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on April 12, 1784 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
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