NGC 3974
Galaxy NGC 3974 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | cups |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 55 m 40.1 s |
declination | -12 ° 01 ′ 39 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | (R ') SB (r) 0 / a: LINER? |
Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.2 '× 1.1' |
Position angle | 10 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.018339 ± 0.000110 |
Radial velocity | (5498 ± 33) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(239 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (73.3 ± 5.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | March 9, 1828 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3974 • PGC 37452 • MCG -02-31-001 • 2MASX J11554013-1201386 • |
NGC 3974 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0-a in the constellation Becher. It is an estimated 239 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on March 9, 1828 by John Herschel .