NGC 3963
| Galaxy NGC 3963 |
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![NGC 3963 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_3963_by_G%C3%B6ran_Nilsson,_Wim_van_Berlo_%26_The_Liverpool_Telescope.jpg)
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| NGC 3963 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big Bear |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 54 m 58.711 s |
| declination | + 58 ° 29 ′ 37.09 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (rs) bc |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.7 '× 2.4' |
| Position angle | 36 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 3963 group LGG 251 |
| Redshift | 0.010634 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 3188 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(146 ± 10) · 10 6 ly (44.9 ± 3.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 18, 1790 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3963 • UGC 6884 • PGC 37386 • CGCG 292-044 • MCG + 10-17-100 • IRAS 11523 + 5846 • 2MASX J11545871 + 5829364 • GC 2613 • H IV 67 • h 1015 • 2MASS J11545871 + 5829366 • SDSS J115458. 71 + 582936.9 • WISEA J115458.75 + 582936.9 | |
NGC 3963 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 146 million light years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter. Together with NGC 3958 it forms a gravitationally bound pair of galaxies and is the brightest member of the NGC 3963 group ( LGG 251 ).
The Type Ic supernova SN 1997ei was observed here.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 18, 1790 .
NGC 3963 group ( LGG 251 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million ly |
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| NGC 3770 | PGC 36025 | 149 |
| NGC 3809 | PGC 36263 | 158 |
| NGC 3894 | PGC 36889 | 148 |
| NGC 3895 | PGC 36907 | 145 |
| NGC 3958 | PGC 37358 | 154 |
| NGC 3963 | PGC 37386 | 146 |
| PGC 36655 | UGC 6732 | 137 |
Web links
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