NGC 3878 (other designations - MCG 6-26-32 , ZWG 186.42 , NPM1G +33.0229 , PGC 36708 ) is an elliptical galaxy ( E ) in the constellation Ursa Major .
| NGC 3878 | |
|---|---|
| Galaxy | |
| Research history | |
| Discoverer | John Herschel |
| opening date | April 29, 1827 |
| Designations | NGC 3878 , MCG 6-26-32 , ZWG 186.42 , NPM1G +33.0229 , PGC 36708 |
| Observational data ( Age J2000.0 ) | |
| Constellation | Big Dipper |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Visible dimensions | 0.5 '× 0.5' |
| Apparent magnitude m V | 13.3 |
| Photographic magnitude m B | 14.3 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type of | E |
| Radial velocity | |
| Redshift | +0.033263 ± 0.000050 |
| Distance | |
| Surface brightness | 11.9 |
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 3878 Publication List
- ↑ Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog // Astron. J. / J. G. III - IOP Publishing , 2015 .-- ISSN 0004-6256 ; 1538-3881 - doi: 10.1088 / 0004-6256 / 149/5/171
- ↑ Masters K. L. Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey // The Astrophysical Journal Letters - 2007. - Vol. 655, Iss. 2. - P. 790–813. - doi: 10.1086 / 510201 - arXiv: astro-ph / 0610732