NGC 3928 | |
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3928 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 11 51 47 |
Declination | +48° 40′ 59″ |
Redshift | 0.000764 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 988 ± 4 km/s |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.1 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(s)b |
Size | ~18,000 ly (5.6 kpc) |
Other designations | |
NGC 3928, UGC 6834, MCG +08-22-019, Mrk 190, PGC 37136 |
NGC 3928, also known as the Miniature Spiral, is a lenticular galaxy, sometimes classified as a dwarf spiral galaxy, in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by William Herschel on March 9, 1788.
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References
- ^ "NGC 3928". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- "Elliptical Galaxy in Ursa Major". TheSkyLive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- Stoyan, Ronald; Schurig, Stephan (2014). interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas. Erlangen: Cambridge University Press; Oculum-Verlag GmbH. ISBN 978-1-107-50338-0. OCLC 920437579.
- Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3900 - 3949". cseligman.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
External links
- NGC 3928 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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