NGC 3878
| Galaxy NGC 3878 |
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![NGC 3878 with LEDA 2026408 (r) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3878_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 3878 with LEDA 2026408 (r) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big Bear |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 46 m 17.783 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 12 ′ 16.11 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | C. |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 '× 0.5' |
| Surface brightness | 11.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 356 |
| Redshift | 0.033160 ± 0.000087 |
| Radial velocity | 9941 ± 26 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(444 ± 31) · 10 6 ly (136.2 ± 9.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 29, 1827 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3878 • PGC 36708 • CGCG 186-042 • MCG + 06-26-032 • 2MASX J11461779 + 3312161 • GALEX ASC J114617.78 + 331216.4 • LDCE 838 NED005 • NSA 092341 • WISEA J114617.79 + 331216.1 | |
NGC 3878 is a cD galaxy of the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is an estimated 444 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3871 , NGC 3880 , NGC 3881 , IC 2959 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on April 29, 1827 .