NGC 3748

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NGC 3748
2MASX J11374903+2201340, NSA 139941, HCG 057E, SDSS J113749.06+2201134.1, WBL 343-002, UZC J113749.1+220134, SSTSL2 J113749.06+220134.2, 2XMM J113749.0+220133, LEDA
36007

NGC 3748 is a lenticular galaxy with a bar[1] located in the Leo constellation.[2][3] It is located 440 million light-years away from the Solar System[4] and was discovered by Ralph Copeland on April 5, 1874, but also observed by Hermann Kobold, Lawrence Parsons and John Louis Emil Dreyer.[5]

Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of NGC 3748 next to two members of the Copeland Septet.

Like NGC 3746, NGC 3748 also has a recessed core (RET).[4] It is described as, "moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated NW-SE, 0.4'x0.3' with a small bright core".[6]

Copeland Septet

NGC 3748 is a member of the Copeland Septet which is made up of 7 galaxies which were discovered by Copeland in 1874.[7] The other members are NGC 3745, NGC 3746, NGC 3750, NGC 3751, NGC 3753 and NGC 3754.[8]

Halton Arp noticed the galaxies in this group in an article that was published in 1966.[9] This group is known as Arp 320 along with another galaxy, PGC 36010.[10]

This group was observed by Paul Hickson whom he included in his article in 1982.[11] The group is known as Hickson 57, in which NGC 3748 is designated as HCG 57E.[12]

References

  1. ^ "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  2. ^ "NGC 3748 - Lenticular Galaxy in Leo | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  3. ^ Guide, Universe (2022-02-07). "NGC 3748 Galaxy Facts". Universe Guide. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  4. ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3700 - 3749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  6. ^ "NGC/IC Project Restoration Efforts". ngcicproject.observers.org. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  7. ^ Bakich, Michael E. (2024-01-01). "Copeland's Septet". Astronomy Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  8. ^ "Copeland's Septet (Hickson Compact Group 57) – Constellation Guide". www.constellation-guide.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  9. ^ "NED Search Results for ARP 320". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  10. ^ "Copeland's Septet (Arp 320) - Astronomy Magazine - Interactive Star Charts, Planets, Meteors, Comets, Telescopes". cs.astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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  12. ^ "Data from Revised NGC and IC catalogue by Wolfgang Steinickle - NGC 3700 to 3799". astrovalleyfield.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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