NGC 3877

NGC 3877
NGC 3877 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ursa Major
Right ascension	11h 46m 07.7281s [1]
Declination	+47° 29′ 40.369″ [1]
Redshift	0.002987 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	895 ± 4 km/s [1]
Distance	50.5 ± 4.2 Mly (15.5 ± 1.3 Mpc) [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)	12.1 [1]
Characteristics
Type	Sc [1]
Size	~80,900  ly (24.80  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)	4.4′ × 0.8′ [1]
Other designations
IRAS 11434+4746, UGC 6745, MCG +08-22-002, PGC 36699, CGCG 243-004 [1]

NGC 3877 is a type Sc spiral galaxy that was discovered by William Herschel on February 5, 1788. ^[3] It is located south of the magnitude 3.7 star Chi Ursae Majoris in Ursa Major. ^{[3] [4]}

NGC 3877 next to the 3.7 magnatude star Chi Ursae Majoris (χ UMa)

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. ^{[5] [6] [3]}

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. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

See also

• List of NGC objects (3001–4000)

References

1. "Results for object NGC 3877". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
2. "Distance Results for NGC 3877". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
3. "NGC 3877". SEDS, the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
4. "WikiSky DSS2 image of Chi Ursae Majoris". Wikisky. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
5. 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.
6. "SN 1998S". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 7 December 2024.
7. R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-0-521-35299-4.
8. 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.
9. 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