Astronomy:NGC 3877
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
| NGC 3877 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 3877 (Sloan Digital Sky Survey) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11h 46m 07.8s[1] |
| Declination | +47° 29′ 41″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002987[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 895 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 50.5 ± 4.2 Mly (15.5 ± 1.3 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.1[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4'.4 × 0'.8[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 6745, PGC 36699[1] | |
NGC 3877 is a type Sc spiral galaxy that was discovered by William Herschel on February 5, 1788.[3] It is located below the magnitude 3.7 star Chi Ursae Majoris in Ursa Major.[3][4]
Supernova
The Type IIn supernova SN 1998S[3][5] is the only supernova that has been observed within NGC 3877.
Environment
NGC 3877 is a member of the M109 Group, a group of galaxies located in the constellation Ursa Major that may contain over 50 galaxies. The brightest galaxy in the group is the spiral galaxy M109.[6][7][8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3877. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+3877&img_stamp=yes&extend=no.
- ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 3877". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+3877.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "NGC 3877". SEDS, the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. http://spider.seds.org/spider/Misc/n3877.html.
- ↑ "WikiSky DSS2 image of Chi Ursae Majoris". Wikisky. http://www.wikisky.org/?object=Chi+Ursae+Majoris&img_source=DSS2.
- ↑ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for SN 1998S. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=SN+1998S&img_stamp=yes&extend=no.
- ↑ R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4.
- ↑ A. Garcia (1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement 100: 47–90. Bibcode: 1993A&AS..100...47G.
- ↑ G. Giuricin; C. Marinoni; L. Ceriani; A. Pisani (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". Astrophysical Journal 543 (1): 178–194. doi:10.1086/317070. Bibcode: 2000ApJ...543..178G.
External links
- NGC 3877 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Coordinates: 
11h 46m 07.8s, +47° 29′ 41″
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