NGC 3877 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 11h 46m 07.8s [1] |
Declination | +47° 29′ 41″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.002987 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 895 ± 4 km/s [1] |
Distance | 50.5 ± 4.2 M
ly (15.5 ± 1.3 M pc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.1 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sc [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 4'.4 × 0'.8 [1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 6745, PGC 36699 [1] |
NGC 3877 is a type Sc spiral galaxy that was discovered by William Herschel on February 5, 1788. [3] It is located below the magnitude 3.7 star Chi Ursae Majoris in Ursa Major. [3] [4]
The Type IIn supernova SN 1998S [3] [5] 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. [6] [7] [8]