Astronomy:NGC 3697

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo
NGC 3697
NGC3697 - SDSS DR14.jpg
NGC 3697 by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension 11h 28m 50.380s[1]
Declination+20° 47′ 42.61″[1]
Redshift0.020884[2]
Helio radial velocity6261 km/s[2]
Distance291.57 ± 24.07 Mly (89.395 ± 7.379 Mpc)[2]
Group or clusterHCG 53[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.62[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.1[3]
Characteristics
TypeSABb[2]
Size212,000 ly (65,010 pc)[2][note 1]
Apparent size (V)2.5 × 0.7[2][note 1]
Other designations
UGC 6479, MGC+04-27-042, PGC 35347[3]

NGC 3697 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo.[2] It was discovered on 24 February 1827 by John Herschel.[4] It was described as "extremely faint, very small, extended 90°" by John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of the New General Catalogue.[4] It is a member of HCG 53, a compact group of galaxies.[3]

One supernova, SN 2020aavb (type Ia, mag. 16), was discovered in NGC 3697 on 23 November, 2020.[5]

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 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "NED results for object NGC 3697". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+3697&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES. Retrieved 9 November 2017. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "NGC 3697". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+3697. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3650 - 3699". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc36a.htm#3697. Retrieved 9 November 2017. 
  5. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2020aavb. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 POSS1 103a-O values used.

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