NGC 3981

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NGC 3981
A Galactic Gem NGC 3981.tif
NGC 3981 taken by ESO’s Very Large Telescope. [1]
Observation data (J2000 [2] epoch)
Constellation Crater
Right ascension 11h 56m 07.4s [3]
Declination −19° 53′ 46″ [3]
Redshift 0.005747 [3]
Helio radial velocity 1723 km/s [3]
Distance 62  Mly (19  Mpc) [2]
Group or cluster NGC 4038 Group
Apparent magnitude  (B)11.75 [2]
Characteristics
Type SA(rs)bc [3]
Size~105,100  ly (32.22  kpc) [3] (estimated)
Apparent size  (V)5.2 x 2.3 [3]
Other designations
UGCA 255, PGC 037496, Arp 289, MCG-03-31-001, ESO 572- G 020, VV 008 [3]

NGC 3981 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located 62 million light-years away [4] in the constellation of Crater. [5] It was discovered on February 7, 1785 by William Herschel. [6]

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NGC 3981 is a member of the NGC 4038 Group [7] [8] [9] [10] which is part of the Virgo Supercluster. [8] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "A Galactic Gem". www.eso.org. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "SIMBAD Astronomical Database - CDS (Strasbourg)". Results for NGC 3981. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "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. 1 2 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.
  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.
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