NGC 3881
| Galaxy NGC 3881 |
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![NGC 3881 with LEDA 2023002 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3881_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 3881 with LEDA 2023002 | |
| 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 34.414 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 06 ′ 23.09 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | C. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 '× 0.7' |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 356 |
| Redshift | 0.031272 ± 0.000097 |
| Radial velocity | 9375 ± 29 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(419 ± 29) · 10 6 ly (128.4 ± 9.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 29, 1827 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3881 • PGC 36722 • CGCG 186-046 • MCG + 06-26-034 • 2MASX J11463441 + 3306229 • GALEX ASC J114634.34 + 330622.7 • LDCE 838 NED007 • NSA 160542 • WISEA J114634.40 + 330623.0 | |
NGC 3881 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 419 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3871 , NGC 3878 , NGC 3880 , IC 2959 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on April 29, 1827 .