NGC 3954
| Galaxy NGC 3954 |
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![NGC 3954 with LEDA 1637581 [1] (u), SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3954_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 3954 with LEDA 1637581 (u), SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 53 m 41.7 s |
| declination | + 20 ° 52 ′ 57 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | C / E / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.023419 ± 0.000070 |
| Radial velocity | 7021 ± 21 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(312 ± 22) · 10 6 ly (95.6 ± 6.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 26, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3954 • UGC 6866 • PGC 37291 • CGCG 127-098 • MCG + 04-28-091 • 2MASX J11534168 + 2052567 • GC 2608 • H III 381 • h 1013 • GALEX ASC J115341.71 + 205257.3 • LDCE 836 NED058 | |
NGC 3954 is a compact elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type C / E in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 312 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 65,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 3940 , NGC 3946 , NGC 3947 , NGC 3948 .
The object was discovered by William Herschel on April 26, 1785 .
Web links
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