Astronomy:NGC 3619

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Short description: Unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
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NGC3619 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 3619
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension 11h 19m 21.621s[1]
Declination+57° 45′ 27.66″[1]
Redshift0.005240[2]
Helio radial velocity1567 ± 47 km/s[2]
Distance87 Mly (26.8 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.6[2]
Characteristics
Type(R)SA(s)0+[4]
Other designations
UGC 6330, MCG+10-16-115, PGC 34641[2]

NGC 3619 is an unbarred[4] lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on March 18, 1790.[5]

NGC 3619 is part of a rich galaxy cluster. It also has a relatively large amount of gas.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode2006AJ....131.1163S. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NGC 3619". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+3619. 
  3. Cappellari, Michele (11 May 2011). "The ATLAS3D project – I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 413 (2): 813–836. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18174.x. Bibcode2011MNRAS.413..813C. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sil'chenko, Olga K.; Moiseev, Alexei V.; Egorov, Oleg V. (2019). "The Gas Kinematics, Excitation, and Chemistry, in Connection with Star Formation, in Lenticular Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 244 (1): 6. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ab3415. Bibcode2019ApJS..244....6S. 
  5. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3600 - 3649". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc36.htm#3619. Retrieved 2021-06-01. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 11h 19m 21.621s, +57° 45′ 27.66″