NGC 3822
| Galaxy NGC 3822 / NGC 3848 |
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![NGC 3822 with LEDA 1377390 [1] (lo)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3822_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 3822 with LEDA 1377390 (lo) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 42 m 11.109 s |
| declination | + 10 ° 16 ′ 40.03 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb / Sy2 |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 178 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 350 HCG 58 |
| Redshift | 0.020904 ± 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | 6267 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(276 ± 19) x 10 6 ly (84.7 ± 5.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 15, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3822 • NGC 3848 • UGC 6661 • PGC 36319 • CGCG 068-033 • MCG + 02-30-015 • IRAS 11395 + 1033 • 2MASX J11421107 + 1016398 • HCG 058A • GC 2507 • 2531 • H II 153 • III 35 • h 951 • NVSS J114211 + 101639 • LDCE 835 NED004 • WISEA J114211.09 + 101640.2 | |
NGC 3822 = NGC 3848 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 276 million light years from the Milky Way and about 110,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3817 , NGC 3819 , NGC 3820 , NGC 3825 .
The object was discovered on April 15, 1784 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .