NGC 3877
Galaxy NGC 3877 |
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Constellation | Big Bear |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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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
- ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 3877
- ^ VizieR
- ↑ RB Tully: Nearby Galaxies Catalog . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1988, ISBN 0-521-35299-1 .
- ^ 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 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Simbad
- ↑ Seligman