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Also known as New General Catalogue 3877

spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major

Key facts

Constellation
Ursa Major
Right ascension
11 46 07.7281
Declination
+47 ° 29 ′ 40.369 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
895 ± 4 km/s
Distance
50.5 ± 4.2 M ly , (15.5 ± 1.3 M pc )
Type
Sc
Size
~80,900 ly (24.80 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
4.4′ × 0.8′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
14
Image
NGC 3877.jpg
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galaxy morphological type
SAc
catalog code
[SLK2004] 633
Commons category
NGC 3877
time of discovery or invention
1788-02-05
apparent magnitude
10.817
redshift
0.00302
right ascension
176.5324250
declination
47.4945000
radial velocity
904
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NGC 3877 is a type Sc spiral galaxy that was discovered by William Herschel on February 5, 1788. It is located south of the magnitude 3.7 star Chi Ursae Majoris in Ursa Major.

NGC 3877 next to the 3.7 magnatude star Chi Ursae Majoris (χ UMa)

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