NGC 3877

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NGC 3877
NGC3877 - SDSS DR14.jpg
NGC 3877 (Sloan Digital Sky Survey)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Ursa Major
Right ascension 11h 46m 07.8s [1]
Declination +47° 29′ 41″ [1]
Redshift 0.002987 [1]
Helio 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]
Apparent size  (V)4'.4 × 0'.8 [1]
Other designations
UGC 6745, PGC 36699 [1]

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

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NGC 3877 next to the 3.7 magnatude star Chi Ursae Majoris (kh UMa) NGC3877-LB3-2010May16.jpg
NGC 3877 next to the 3.7 magnatude star Chi Ursae Majoris (χ UMa)

Supernova

The Type IIn supernova SN 1998S [3] [5] is the only supernova that has been observed within NGC 3877.

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. [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3877. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
  2. ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 3877". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  3. 1 2 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. ↑ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for SN 1998S. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
  6. ↑ R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-0-521-35299-4.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.


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