NGC 3877

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Galaxy
NGC 3877
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SDSS recording
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AladinLite
Constellation Big Bear
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 46 m 07.7 s
declination + 47 ° 29 ′ 40 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Sc / HII  
Brightness  (visual) 11.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 11.9 likes
Angular expansion 5.3 ′ × 1.2 ′
Position angle 35 °
Surface brightness 13.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation M-109 group, LGG 258  
Redshift 0.002987 ± 0.000013  
Radial velocity (895 ± 4) km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(42 ± 3)  x  10 6  ly
(12.9 ± 0.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date February 5, 1788
Catalog names
NGC  3877 • UGC  6745 • PGC  36699 • CGCG  243-004 • MCG  + 08-22-002 • IRAS  11434 + 4746 • 2MASX  J11460778 + 4729401 • GC  2545 • H  I 201 •

NGC 3877 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble-type Sc in the constellation Great Bear. It is an estimated 42 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.

NGC 3877 is a member of the M109 group , a group of galaxies believed to have over 50 galaxies.

In 1998 the Type IIn supernova was observed in this galaxy , which was designated SN 1998S .

The object was discovered on February 5, 1788 by the astronomer William Herschel .

Web links

Commons : NGC 3877  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 3877
  3. ^ VizieR
  4. ↑ RB Tully: Nearby Galaxies Catalog . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1988, ISBN 0-521-35299-1 .
  5. ^ A. Garcia: General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups . In: Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement . 100, 1993, pp. 47-90. bibcode : 1993A & AS..100 ... 47G .
  6. ↑ G. Giuricin, C. Marinoni, L. Ceriani, A. Pisani: Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups . In: Astrophysical Journal . 543, No. 1, 2000, pp. 178-194. arxiv : astro-ph / 0001140 . bibcode : 2000ApJ ... 543..178G . doi : 10.1086 / 317070 .
  7. ↑ Simbad
  8. ↑ Seligman