NGC 3928

NGC 3928
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3928
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension11h 51m 47s[1]
Declination+48° 40′ 59″[1]
Redshift0.000764[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity988 ± 4 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.1[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)b[2]
Size~18,000 ly (5.6 kpc)
Other designations
NGC 3928, UGC 6834, MCG +08-22-019, Mrk 190, PGC 37136[1]

NGC 3928, also known as the Miniature Spiral,[3][4] is a lenticular galaxy, sometimes classified as a dwarf spiral galaxy, in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by William Herschel on March 9, 1788.[5]

  • NGC 3928 (SDSS DR14)
    NGC 3928 (SDSS DR14)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "NGC 3928". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  3. ^ "Elliptical Galaxy in Ursa Major". TheSkyLive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  4. ^ Stoyan, Ronald; Schurig, Stephan (2014). interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas. Erlangen: Cambridge University Press; Oculum-Verlag GmbH. ISBN 978-1-107-50338-0. OCLC 920437579.
  5. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3900 - 3949". cseligman.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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