NGC 3877 | |
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NGC 3877 (Sloan Digital Sky Survey) | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 11h 46m 07.8s |
Declination | +47° 29′ 41″ |
Redshift | 0.002987 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 895 ± 4 km/s |
Distance | 50.5 ± 4.2 Mly (15.5 ± 1.3 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.1 |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sc |
Apparent size (V) | 4'.4 × 0'.8 |
Other designations | |
UGC 6745, PGC 36699 |
NGC 3877 is a type Sc spiral galaxy that was discovered by William Herschel on February 5, 1788. It is located below the magnitude 3.7 star Chi Ursae Majoris in Ursa Major.
NGC 3877 next to the 3.7 magnatude star Chi Ursae Majoris (χ UMa)The Type IIn supernova SN 1998S is the only supernova that has been observed within NGC 3877.
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.
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