| NGC 3877 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 3877 (Sloan Digital Sky Survey) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11 46 07.7281 |
| Declination | +47° 29′ 40.369″ |
| Redshift | 0.002987 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 895 ± 4 km/s |
| Distance | 50.5 ± 4.2 Mly (15.5 ± 1.3 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.1 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc |
| Size | ~80,900 ly (24.80 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 4'.4 × 0'.8 |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 11434+4746, UGC 6745, MCG +08-22-002, PGC 36699, CGCG 243-004 | |
NGC 3877 is a type Sc spiral galaxy that was discovered by William Herschel on February 5, 1788. It is located below the magnitude 3.7 star Chi Ursae Majoris in Ursa Major.
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 3877: SN 1998S (type IIn, mag. 15.2) was discovered by the BAO Supernova Survey on 3 March 1998.
Environment
NGC 3877 is a member of the M109 Group, a group of galaxies located in the constellation Ursa Major that may contain over 50 galaxies. The brightest galaxy in the group is the spiral galaxy M109.
See also
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for object NGC 3877. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
- "Distance Results for NGC 3877". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ^ "NGC 3877". SEDS, the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- "WikiSky DSS2 image of Chi Ursae Majoris". Wikisky. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- Li, W. -D.; Li, C.; Filippenko, A. V.; Moran, E. C. (1998). "Supernova 1998S in NGC 3877". International Astronomical Union Circular (6829): 1. Bibcode:1998IAUC.6829....1L.
- "SN 1998S". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4.
- A. Garcia (1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
- G. Giuricin; C. Marinoni; L. Ceriani; A. Pisani (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. S2CID 9618325.
External links
- NGC 3877 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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