NGC 3819
Galaxy NGC 3819 |
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NGC 3819 with 2MASX J11420497 + 1021267 (above), SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 42 m 05.8 s |
declination | + 10 ° 21 ′ 04 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E1 |
Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
Position angle | 136 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | WBL 350-002 HCG 58 |
Redshift | 0.020928 ± 0.000037 |
Radial velocity | 6274 ± 11 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(277 ± 19) x 10 6 ly (84.8 ± 5.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | January 18, 1828 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3819 • PGC 36311 • CGCG 068-030 • MCG + 02-30-013 • 2MASX J11420585 + 1021047 • HCG 58D • GC 2505 • h 950 • GALEX ASC J114205.80 + 102103.2 • LDCE 835 NED003 |
NGC 3819 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E1 in Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 277 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 65,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 3817 , NGC 3820 , NGC 3822 , NGC 3825 , among others .
The object was discovered on January 18, 1828 by John Herschel .