NGC 3958
Galaxy NGC 3958 |
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NGC 3958 with LEDA 213905 (r) SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Big Bear |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 54 m 33.679 s |
declination | + 58 ° 22 ′ 01.33 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (s) a / LINER |
Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.5 likes |
Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
Position angle | 28 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | NGC 3963 group LGG 251 |
Redshift | 0.011231 ± 0.000023 |
Radial velocity | 3367 ± 7 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(154 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (47.3 ± 3.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery date | March 18, 1790 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3958 • UGC 6880 • PGC 37358 • CGCG 292-043 • MCG + 10-17-098 • 2MASX J11543369 + 5822012 • GC 2612 • H II 833 • h 1014 • GALEX ASC J115433.63 + 582200.9 • LDCE 837 NED010 • NSA 160732 • WISEA J115433.73 + 582201.8 |
NGC 3958 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBa with an active galaxy core in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is an estimated 154 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter. Together with PGC 213905 it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair and is considered a member of the NGC 3963 group ( LGG 251 ).
The object was discovered by William Herschel on March 18, 1790 .
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