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Key facts

Constellation
Crater
Right ascension
11 56 07.4
Declination
−19 ° 53 ′ 46 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
1723 km/s
Distance
65 Mly (19.9 Mpc )
Group or cluster
NGC 4038 Group
Type
SA(rs)bc
Size
~105,100 ly (32.22 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
5.2 x 2.3

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Distance from Earth
18
Image
A Galactic Gem NGC 3981.tif
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catalog code
LEDA 37496
galaxy morphological type
Sbc
time of discovery or invention
1785-02-07
apparent magnitude
8.463
redshift
0.005747
right ascension
179.0310208
declination
-19.8961778
radial velocity
1717
Commons category
NGC 3981
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NGC 3981 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located 65 million light-years away in the constellation of Crater. It was discovered on February 7, 1785, by William Herschel.

NGC 3981 is a member of the NGC 4038 Group which is part of the Virgo Supercluster.

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