NGC 3809
| Galaxy NGC 3809 |
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![NGC 3809 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3809_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 3809 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big Bear |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 41 m 16.0632 s |
| declination | + 59 ° 53 ′ 08.807 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 123 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 3963 group LGG 251 |
| Redshift | 0.011485 ± 0.000167 |
| Radial velocity | 3443 ± 50 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(158 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (48.4 ± 3.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | August 20, 1866 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3809 • UGC 6649 • PGC 36263 • CGCG 292-020 • MCG + 10-17-040 • 2MASX J11411612 + 5953092 • NVSS J114116 + 595309 • LDCE 837 NED004 • WISEA J114116.06 + 595308.9 | |
NGC 3809 is a lenticular blazar of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is an estimated 158 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years in diameter. Together with six other galaxies, it is a member of the NGC 3963 group ( LGG 251 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3770 , NGC 3796 , NGC 3835 .
The object was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest on August 20, 1866 .