NGC 3847
Galaxy NGC 3847 / NGC 3856 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Big Bear |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 44 m 14.0 s |
declination | + 33 ° 30 ′ 52 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E. |
Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.031829 ± 0.000063 |
Radial velocity | (9542 ± 19) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(426 ± 30) · 10 6 ly (130.7 ± 9.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | April 3, 1831 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3847/3856 • UGC 6708 • PGC 36504 • CGCG 186-032 • MCG + 06-26-023 • 2MASX J11441398 + 3330521 • GC 2530 • h 965 • LDCE 0838 NED001 |
NGC 3847 = NGC 3856 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Ursa Major. It is an estimated 426 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on April 3, 1831 by the astronomer John Herschel .
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