NGC 3937 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 3937. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 11h 52m 42.6s [1] |
Declination | 20° 37′ 53″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.022242 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6668 km/s [1] |
Distance | 311 Mly (95.3 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | NGC 3937 Group |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.43 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E, [2] S0^- [1] |
Size | ~200,000 ly (60 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.8 x 1.6 [1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 06851, PGC 037219, MCG +04-28-081 [1] |
NGC 3937 is an elliptical [3] [4] or a lenticular galaxy [5] [3] [4] located about 310 million light-years away [5] in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785 [6] and is classified as a radio galaxy. [3] [7]
NGC 3937 is the brightest [8] member of the NGC 3937 Group, which is part of the Coma Supercluster. [9] [10] [11] [12] The group has a velocity dispersion of 306 km/s. Other members of the group are NGC 3910, NGC 3929, NGC 3940, NGC 3943, NGC 3947, NGC 3954, with NGC 3919 having an uncertain membership. [9]
NGC 3937 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 3937. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 11h 52m 42.6s [1] |
Declination | 20° 37′ 53″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.022242 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6668 km/s [1] |
Distance | 311 Mly (95.3 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | NGC 3937 Group |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.43 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E, [2] S0^- [1] |
Size | ~200,000 ly (60 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.8 x 1.6 [1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 06851, PGC 037219, MCG +04-28-081 [1] |
NGC 3937 is an elliptical [3] [4] or a lenticular galaxy [5] [3] [4] located about 310 million light-years away [5] in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785 [6] and is classified as a radio galaxy. [3] [7]
NGC 3937 is the brightest [8] member of the NGC 3937 Group, which is part of the Coma Supercluster. [9] [10] [11] [12] The group has a velocity dispersion of 306 km/s. Other members of the group are NGC 3910, NGC 3929, NGC 3940, NGC 3943, NGC 3947, NGC 3954, with NGC 3919 having an uncertain membership. [9]