NGC 3741
J2000 epoch) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11h 36m 05s[1] |
| Declination | +45° 17′ 02″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.000764[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 229 ± 4 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 10 Mly (3.2 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.23[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.55[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | ImIII/BCD[2] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 3741, UGC 6572, MCG +08-21-068, PGC 35878, SDSS J113605.75+451702.9[1] | |
NGC 3741 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by John Herschel on March 19, 1828.[4] At a distance of about 10 million light-years (3.2 Mpc), it is located in the M94 Group.[3] It is relatively undisturbed by other galaxies.[3]
NGC 3741 is an unusual galaxy in several aspects. It has a disk of neutral hydrogen (H I) that is extremely wide, extending some 23,000 light-years (7 kpc). The disk is strongly but symmetrically warped.[5] With a mass-to-light ratio of MT/LB ~ 149, it is highly rich in dark matter.[6]
NGC 3741 has a central
intergalactic medium.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "NGC 3741". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ .
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3700 - 3749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- S2CID 18818325.
- S2CID 16348749.
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External links
Media related to NGC 3741 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 3741 on
