NGC 3837

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Galaxy
NGC 3837
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NGC 3837 with LEDA 1609155 (l) [1] SDSS mount
NGC 3837 with LEDA 1609155 (l) SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 43 m 56.426 s
declination + 19 ° 53 ′ 40.48 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E.  
Brightness  (visual) 13.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.3 mag
Angular expansion 0.8 ′ × 0.8 ′
Surface brightness 12.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Abell 1367
WBL 353  
Redshift 0.020447 ± 0.000033  
Radial velocity 6130 ± 10 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(272 ± 19)  ·  10 6  ly
(83.3 ± 5.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date April 26, 1785
Catalog names
NGC  3837 • UGC  6701 • PGC  36476 • CGCG  097-089 • MCG  + 03-30-068 • 2MASX  J11435642 + 1953403 • GC  2526 • H  III 377 • h  961 • GALEX ASC J114356.43 + 195340.0 • LDCE 836 NED018 • WISEA J114356.41 + 195340.3

NGC 3837 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 272 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter. Presumably it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair together with PGC 1609155 . She is considered a member of the Leo galaxy cluster Abell 1367 . In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3841 , NGC 3842 , NGC 3845 , NGC 3851 .

The object was discovered by William Herschel on April 26, 1785 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : NGC 3837
  4. ↑ Seligman