NGC 3974
| Galaxy NGC 3974 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cups |
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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 |
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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 .