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NGC 3949 | |
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 3949 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 11h 53m 41.4s [1] |
Declination | +47° 51′ 31.6″ [1] |
Redshift | 800 ± 1 km/ s [1] |
Distance | 50 million light-years[ citation needed] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.5 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(s)bc [1] |
Size | 50,000 ly (diameter) |
Apparent size (V) | 2.9′ × 1.7′ [1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 6869, [1] PGC 37290 [1] |
NGC 3949 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It is believed to be approximately 50 million light-years away from the Earth. NGC 3949 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. [2] [3] [4]
The type II supernova SN 2000db is the only supernova that has been observed within NGC 3949. [1]
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NGC 3949 | |
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 3949 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 11h 53m 41.4s [1] |
Declination | +47° 51′ 31.6″ [1] |
Redshift | 800 ± 1 km/ s [1] |
Distance | 50 million light-years[ citation needed] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.5 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(s)bc [1] |
Size | 50,000 ly (diameter) |
Apparent size (V) | 2.9′ × 1.7′ [1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 6869, [1] PGC 37290 [1] |
NGC 3949 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It is believed to be approximately 50 million light-years away from the Earth. NGC 3949 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. [2] [3] [4]
The type II supernova SN 2000db is the only supernova that has been observed within NGC 3949. [1]