NGC 3801 (other designations - UGC 6635 , MCG 3-30-40 , ZWG 97.51 , PGC 36200 ) is a lenticular galaxy ( S0 ) in the constellation Leo .
| NGC 3801 | |
|---|---|
| Galaxy | |
| Research history | |
| Discoverer | William Herschel |
| opening date | April 17, 1784 |
| Designations | NGC 3801 , UGC 6635 , MCG 3-30-40 , ZWG 97.51 , PGC 36200 |
| Observational data ( Age J2000.0 ) | |
| Constellation | a lion |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Visible dimensions | 2.5 '× 1.6' |
| Apparent magnitude m V | 12.0 |
| Photographic magnitude m B | 13.0 |
| Specifications | |
| Type of | S0 |
| Redshift | +0.011274 ± 0.000330 |
| Angular position | 120 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13,4 |
This object is one of those listed in the original edition of the New General Catalog .
See also
- List of Messier objects
- New shared directory
Literature
- Mousumi Das, Stuart N. Vogel, Gijs A. Verdoes Kleijn, Christopher P. O'Dea, and Stefi A. Baum. BIMA Millimeter-Wave Observations of the Core-Jet and Molecular Gas in the FR I Radio Galaxy NGC 3801 (Eng.) // The Astrophysical Journal . - 2005. - DOI : 10.1086 / 431640 . - arXiv : astro-ph / 0505285 .
Links
- Information in English and French from the original “ New General Catalog ”
- Information (Eng.) From the Revised New General Catalog
- SIMBAD
- VizieR (English)
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database
- List of NGC 3801 publications