NGC 3819

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Galaxy
NGC 3819
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NGC 3819 with 2MASX J11420497 + 1021267 [1] (above), SDSS image
NGC 3819 with 2MASX J11420497 + 1021267 (above), SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 3819
  4. Seligman