NGC 3738

NGC 3738
NGC 3738 image created by combining visual and infrared images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major[1]
Right ascension11h 35m 47.1s[2]
Declination+54° 31′ 32″[2]
Redshift0.00072[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity217 km/s[2]
Distance12 million light years[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.04[2]
Characteristics
TypeIm[3]
Notable featuresDwarf galaxy
Other designations
Arp 234, MCG+09-19-130, IRAS 11330+5448,, KUG 1133+548, PGC 35856, UGC 6565, UZC J113548.5+543128[2]

NGC 3738 is a dwarf galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major and belongs to the M81 Group of galaxies. NGC 3738 is 12 million light-years from the Sun. The galaxy was first discovered by astronomer William Herschel in 1789. NGC 3738 is a blue compact dwarf, which is small compared to large spiral galaxies. The galaxy is about 10,000 light-years across. It is one-tenth the size of the Milky Way.[4]

Blue compact dwarf galaxies are blue in appearance because of the large cluster of hot massive stars. The galaxies are relatively dim and appear to be irregular in shape. They are typically chaotic in appearance.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Violent star formation episodes in dwarf galaxies". ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Search Results for NGC 3738". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Results for object NGC 3738 (NGC 3738)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  4. ^ a b "NGC 3738: Hubble sees violent star formation episodes in dwarf galaxies".
  • Media related to NGC 3738 at Wikimedia Commons


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