NGC 3937 (other designations - UGC 6851 , MCG 4-28-81 , ZWG 127.88 , PGC 37219 ) is a galaxy in the constellation Leo .
NGC 3937 | |
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Galaxy | |
Research history | |
Discoverer | William Herschel |
opening date | April 27, 1785 |
Designations | NGC 3937 , UGC 6851 , MCG 4-28-81 , ZWG 127.88 , PGC 37219 |
Observational data ( Epoch J2000.0 ) | |
Constellation | a lion |
Right ascension | |
Declination | |
Visible dimensions | 1.8 '× 1.6' |
Visible magnitude m V | 12.5 |
Photographic magnitude m B | 13.5 |
Specifications | |
Type of | E-S0 |
Angular position | 15 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.7 |
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 Shared Catalog
- Information (English) from the Revised “New Common Directory”
- SIMBAD (eng.)
- VizieR (eng.)
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database (English)
- List of publications dedicated to NGC 3937