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NGC 3981
NGC 3981 taken by ESO’s Very Large Telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Crater
Right ascension	11 56 07.4
Declination	−19° 53′ 46″
Redshift	0.005747
Heliocentric radial velocity	1723 km/s
Distance	65 Mly (19.9 Mpc)
Group or cluster	NGC 4038 Group
Apparent magnitude (B)	11.75
Characteristics
Type	SA(rs)bc
Size	~105,100 ly (32.22 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	5.2 x 2.3
Other designations
UGCA 255, PGC 037496, Arp 289, MCG-03-31-001, ESO 572- G 020, VV 008

NGC 3981 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located 65 million light-years away in the constellation of Crater. It was discovered on February 7, 1785, by William Herschel.

NGC 3981 is a member of the NGC 4038 Group which is part of the Virgo Supercluster.

See also

• Galaxy

References

1. "A Galactic Gem". www.eso.org. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
2. ^ "SIMBAD Astronomical Database - CDS (Strasbourg)". Results for NGC 3981. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
3. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3981. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
4. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
5. "A Galactic Gem - ESO's FORS2 instrument captures stunning details of spiral galaxy NGC 3981". www.eso.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
6. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3950 - 3999". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
7. R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4.
8. ^ P., Fouque; E., Gourgoulhon; P., Chamaraux; G., Paturel (May 1992). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II - The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 93: 211. Bibcode:1992A&AS...93..211F. ISSN 0365-0138.
9. M., Garcia, A. (July 1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN 0365-0138.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
10. Giuricin, Giuliano; Marinoni, Christian; Ceriani, Lorenzo; Pisani, Armando (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". The Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 9618325.
11. Tully, R. B. (June 1982). "The Local Supercluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 257: 389–422. Bibcode:1982ApJ...257..389T. doi:10.1086/159999. ISSN 0004-637X.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to NGC 3981 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 3981 on SIMBAD

v t e Constellation of Crater
List of stars in Crater Crater in Chinese astronomy
Stars	Bayer α (Alkes) β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ ψ Variable R SZ TV HR 4305 4428 HD 96167 98219 (Hunahpú) 98649 Other BD−10°3166 DENIS-P J1058.7−1548 LP 791-18 WASP-34 (Amansinaya) WD 1054–226
Exoplanets BD-10°3166 b HD 96167 b WASP-31b
Galaxies	NGC 3511 3597 3974 3981 Other Crater 2 1ES 1101-232 LEDA 1000714 PKS 1127-145 RX J1131-1231
Galaxy clusters Abell 1146 NGC 4038 Group
Astronomical events GRB 011211
Category

• NGC objects
• NGC 4038 Group
• Crater (constellation)
• Unbarred spiral galaxies
• Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects
• UGCA objects
• Arp objects
• Astronomical objects discovered in 1785
• Discoveries by William Herschel