NGC 3798
| Galaxy NGC 3798 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 40 m 31.1 s |
| declination | + 60 ° 17 ′ 56 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0 / Sy1 |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.3 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 60 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 245 |
| Redshift | 0.011848 ± 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | 3552 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(157 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (48.2 ± 3.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 6, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3798 • UGC 6632 • PGC 36199 • CGCG 127-022 • MCG + 04-28-018 • 2MASX J11401393 + 2441493 • GC 2487 • H II 340 • h 938 • LDCE 0830 NED002 | |
NGC 3798 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Leo in the northern sky . It is an estimated 157 million light years from the Milky Way . Together with two other galaxies, it forms the NGC 3798 group or LGG 245 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 6, 1785 .
NGC 3798 group ( LGG 245 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 3798 | PGC 36199 | 157 |
| NGC 3812 | PGC 36256 | 159 |
| NGC 3815 | PGC 36288 | 164 |