Astronomy:NGC 3790
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| NGC 3790 | |
|---|---|
 Image of NGC 3790 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo [1] |
| Right ascension | 11h 39m 47.2541s[2] |
| Declination | +17° 42′ 44.138″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.011270 ± 0.000000693 [2][3] |
| Helio radial velocity | 3379 ± 2 km/s[2] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 3319 ± 3 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 178.6 ± 12.6 Mly (54.77 ± 3.85 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a [2] |
| Size | ~73,500 ly (22.53 kpc) (estimated) |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 6624, PGC 36167[2][4][5] | |
NGC 3790 (also known as UGC 6624) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Leo. It was Discovered April 17, 1784 by William Herschel.[4][1]
See also
- List of NGC objects (3001-4000)
- List of NGC objects
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3790" (in en-US). https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc3790-object.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3768" (in en-US). https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+3790&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1.
- ↑ "The Chandra Source Catalog Normal Galaxy Sample" (in en-US). https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023ApJS..268...17K/abstract.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3790" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc30.htm#3790.
- ↑ "Simbad - "NGC 3790"" (in en-US). https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/object.html?object_name=NGC%203790.
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