NGC 3989
| Galaxy NGC 3989 |
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![NGC 3987 & NGC 3989 with LEDA 1728785 (r) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3987_NGC3989_-_SDSS_DR14.png)
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| NGC 3987 & NGC 3989 with LEDA 1728785 (r) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 57 m 26.685 s |
| declination | + 25 ° 13 ′ 59.09 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 '× 0.3' |
| Position angle | 135 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 368 NGC 3997 group LGG 260 |
| Redshift | 0.015721 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 4713 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(209 ± 15) x 10 6 ly (64.2 ± 4.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | RJ Mitchell |
| Discovery date | April 27, 1854 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3989 • PGC 37599 • CGCG 127-111 • MCG + 04-28-100 • KUG 1154 + 255 • 2MASX J11572664 + 2513586 • GALEX ASC J115726.74 + 251359.0 • NSA 160801 • WISEA J115726.70 + 251358.9 • HOLM 308D | |
NGC 3989 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 209 million light years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter. Together with five other galaxies, it forms the NGC 3997 group ( LGG 260 ).
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 3987 , NGC 3993 , NGC 3997 , NGC 4000 .
The object was discovered by RJ Mitchell on April 27, 1854 .
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