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NGC 3941

galaxy

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Vinony's link graph records 550 inbound references to NGC 3941, and connects out to NGC 3576, light-year and epoch.

Vinony files it under Barred lenticular galaxies, NGC objects and Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects.

Vinony links it to 28 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Constellation: Ursa Major
Right ascension: 11 52 55.4
Declination: +36 ° 59 ′ 11 ″
Redshift: 930 ± 5 km / s
Distance: 39 ± 11 Mly (12.1 ± 3.5 Mpc )
Type: SB(s)0^0^
Apparent size v: 3.5 ′ × 2.3 ′
Notable features: Seyfert galaxy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: lenticular galaxy
Constellation: Ursa Major
Distance from Earth: 13.04
Image: NGC3941 - SDSS DR14.jpg

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radial velocity: 934
catalog code: LEDA 37235
epoch: J2000.0
discoverer or inventor: William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1787-03-19
apparent magnitude: 9.981
right ascension: 178.2306667
galaxy morphological type: SB0
Commons category: NGC 3941
declination: 36.9863778
redshift: 0.003075

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 3941 is a barred lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is located at a distance of circa 40 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 3941 is about 40,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787.

Characteristics

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 3941” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.