NGC 3872 (other designations - UGC 6738 , MCG 2-30-33 , ZWG 68.60 , PGC 36678 ) is an elliptical galaxy ( E5 ) in the constellation Leo .
| NGC 3872 | |
|---|---|
| Galaxy | |
| Research history | |
| Discoverer | William Herschel |
| opening date | April 8, 1784 |
| Designations | NGC 3872 , UGC 6738 , MCG 2-30-33 , ZWG 68.60 , PGC 36678 |
| Observational data ( Age J2000.0 ) | |
| Constellation | a lion |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Visible dimensions | 1.9 '× 1.2' |
| Apparent magnitude m V | 11.7 |
| Photographic magnitude m B | 12.7 |
| Specifications | |
| Type of | E5 |
| Radial velocity | |
| Redshift | +0.010541 ± 0.000237 |
| Distance | |
| Angular position | 25 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 |
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
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
- NGC 3872 Publication List
- ↑ Gültekin K. , Remco CE van den Bosch HUNTING FOR SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES IN NEARBY GALAXIES WITH THE HOBBY – EBERLY TELESCOPE // The Astrophysical Journal : Supplement Series - 2015 .-- T. 218, no. 1. - P. 10. - ISSN 0067-0049 ; 1538-4365 - doi: 10.1088 / 0067-0049 / 218/1/10
- ↑ Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals // Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. / D. Flower - OUP , 2008 .-- ISSN 0035-8711 ; 1365-2966 - doi: 10.1111 / j.1365-2966.2008.13739.x