Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- AG?
- Redshift
- z = 0.0007838756237156573
- Morphology
- dIA
- Coordinates
- RA 174.0240° · Dec 45.2842°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Ursa Major
- Right ascension
- 11 36 05
- Declination
- +45 ° 17 ′ 02 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 229 ± 4 km/s
- Distance
- 10 Mly (3.2 Mpc )
- Type
- ImIII/BCD
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 3741 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by John Herschel on March 19, 1828. At a distance of about 10 million light-years (3.2 Mpc), it is located in the M94 Group. It is relatively undisturbed by other galaxies.
NGC 3741 is an unusual galaxy in several aspects. It has a disk of neutral hydrogen (H I) that is extremely wide, extending some 23,000 light-years (7 kpc). The disk is strongly but symmetrically warped. With a mass-to-light ratio of MT/LB ~ 149, it is highly rich in dark matter.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q1106223” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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