NGC 3952
Galaxy NGC 3952 / IC 2972 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 53 m 40.6 s |
declination | -03 ° 59 ′ 48 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | IBm: sp / HII |
Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.6 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Position angle | 78 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | LGG 257 |
Redshift | 0.005260 +/- 0.000017 |
Radial velocity | 1577 +/- 5 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(65 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (19.9 ± 1.4) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | March 11, 1787 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3952 • IC 2972 • PGC 37285 • MCG -01-30-044 • 2MASX J11534064-0359474 • GC 2607 • H III 612 • h 1012 • |
NGC 3952 = IC 2972 is an irregular galaxy of the Hubble-type Sm in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 65 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on March 11, 1787 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
NGC 3952 group ( LGG 257 )
Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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NGC 3952 | PGC 37285 | 65 |
IC 2963 | PGC 36933 | 69 |
PGC 37202 | UGCA 249 | |
PGC 37238 | MCG -01-30-043 |