NGC 3914

NGC 3914
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 3914
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension11h 50m 32.6406s[1]
Declination+06° 34′ 03.285″[1]
Redshift0.020384[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity6111 ± 3 km/s[1]
Distance311.1 ± 21.8 Mly (95.38 ± 6.69 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.2[1]
Characteristics
Type(R')SB(rs)b[1]
Size~103,000 ly (31.59 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.1′ × 0.6′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 11479+0650, 2MASX J11503264+0634030, UGC 6809, MCG +01-30-017, PGC 37014, CGCG 040-050[1]

NGC 3914 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6466 ± 25 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 95.38 ± 6.69 Mpc (∼311 million light-years).[1] However, six non-redshift measurements give a distance of 81.2 ± 2.8 Mpc (∼265 million light-years).[2] The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 13 April 1784.[3]

The SIMBAD database lists NGC 3914 as a radio galaxy.[4]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3914: SN 2023fnj (type Ia, mag. 18.679) was discovered by ATLAS on 14 April 2023.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 3914". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 3914". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 3914". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  4. ^ "NGC 3914". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  5. ^ "SN 2005cz". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 16 December 2024.