Astronomy:NGC 3910

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NGC 3910
NGC 3910
SDSS image of NGC 3910
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension 11h 49m 59.3s[1]
Declination21° 20′ 01″[1]
Redshift0.026248[1]
Helio radial velocity7869 km/s[1]
Distance370 Mly (112 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 3937 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)13.83[1]
Absolute magnitude (B)-23.42[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Size~182,400 ly (55.91 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.6′ × 1.2′[1]
Other designations
UGC 06800, MCG +04-28-058, PGC 036971[1]

NGC 3910 is a lenticular galaxy located 370 million light-years away[2] in the Leo constellation. It was discovered on December 27, 1786, by astronomer William Herschel.[3] NGC 3910 is a member of the NGC 3937 Group.[4][5]

NGC 3910 has a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 2.8 × 109 M.[6]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 3910:

See also

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "Results for object NGC 3910". NASA and Caltech. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+3910. 
  2. "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC%203910&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA%20or%20Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES. 
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3900 - 3949". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc39.htm#3910. 
  4. Gregory, S. A.; Thompson, L. A. (1978-06-15). "The Coma/A1367 supercluster and its environs" (in en). The Astrophysical Journal 222: 784. doi:10.1086/156198. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode1978ApJ...222..784G. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/doi/10.1086/156198. 
  5. Tully, R. Brent (2015-04-28). "Galaxy Groups: A 2MASS Catalog". The Astronomical Journal 149 (5): 171. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/149/5/171. ISSN 1538-3881. Bibcode2015AJ....149..171T. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-6256/149/5/171. 
  6. Arzoumanian, Zaven; Baker, Paul T.; Brazier, Adam; Brook, Paul R.; Burke-Spolaor, Sarah; Becsy, Bence; Charisi, Maria; Chatterjee, Shami et al. (2021-06-01). "The NANOGrav 11 yr Data Set: Limits on Supermassive Black Hole Binaries in Galaxies within 500 Mpc". The Astrophysical Journal 914 (2): 121. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abfcd3. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode2021ApJ...914..121A. 
  7. Nakano, Syuichi; Itagaki, Koichi; Martignoni, M.; Yusa, T.; Noguchi, T.; Luppi, F.; Buzzi, L.; Hsiao, E. Y. et al. (2013). "Supernova 2013hl in NGC 3910 = PSN J11500016+2120166". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (3759): 1. Bibcode2013CBET.3759....1N. 
  8. "SN 2013hl". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2013hl. 
  9. Bishop, David. "Bright Supernovae - 2015 - PSN J11495885+2119018". https://www.rochesterastronomy.org/sn2015/index.html#PSNJ11495885+2119018. 
  10. Shivvers, I.; Filippenko, A. V. (2015). "Spectroscopic Classifications of 7 Optical Transients". The Astronomer's Telegram 7087: 1. Bibcode2015ATel.7087....1S. https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=7087.