NGC 3972
NGC 3972 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1789.[4]
NGC 3972 by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
| NGC 3972 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 3972 taken by Hubble Space Telescope.[1] | |
| Observation data (J2000[2] epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11h 55m 45.117s[2] |
| Declination | +55° 19′ 14.42″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.002799[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 838km/s [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.14[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)bc[3] |
| Other designations | |
| BWE 1153+5534, 6C 115318+553540, 7C 115322.00+553446.00, GB6 B1153+5534, 87GB 115323.7+553508, IRAS 11531+5535, IRAS F11531+5535, LEDA 37466, 2MASX J11554511+5519144, MCG09-20-032, 2MFGC 9363, NVSS J115558+551802, PSCz Q11531+5535, SDSS J115545.08+551914.6, UGC6904, UZC J115545.2+551913, VLSS J1155.9+5517, WN B1153.3+5534, Z 269-16, Z 1153.1+5535, [CHM2007] LDC 867 J115545.11+5519144, [CHM2007] HDC 706 J115545.11+5519144 [2] | |
References
- "Galaxy full of cosmic lighthouses". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- "SIMBAD AstronomicalDatabase - CDS (Strasbourg)". Results for NGC 3972.
- "Results for object NGC 3972 (NGC 3972)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3950 - 3999". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
External links
Media related to NGC 3972 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 3972 on SIMBAD
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