NGC 3669

Also known as New General Catalogue 3669

spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: GiG
Redshift: z = 0.006157593197357887
Morphology: S
Coordinates: RA 171.3617° · Dec 57.7212°

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Key facts

Constellation: Ursa Major
Right ascension: 11 25 26.8
Declination: +57 ° 43 ′ 16.5 ″
Redshift: 0.006471 ± 0.000037
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1,940 ± 11 km / s
Distance: 115 Mly (35.2 Mpc )
Type: SBcd
Apparent size v: 2.2 ′ × 0.5 ′

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: spiral galaxy
Constellation: Ursa Major
Distance from Earth: 32.17
Image: NGC3669 - SDSS DR14.jpg

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galaxy morphological type: SBcd
right ascension: 171.36173106238670
catalog code: Gaia DR2 856503894292981888
discoverer or inventor: William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1790-03-18
apparent magnitude: 14.925
radial velocity: 1940
Commons category: NGC 3669
declination: 57.72123147349960
redshift: 0.006471
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 3669 (other designations - UGC 6431, MCG 10-16-135, ZWG 291.67, IRAS11226+5759, PGC 35113) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by William Herschel on March 18, 1790. The galaxy is seen edge-on and appears to be slightly warped. It has a small bulge.

It is a member of the NGC 3610 galaxy group. Members of the group that lie at a smaller projected distance from NGC 3669 include NGC 3674 and NGC 3683A 40′–50′ to the south and southeast and NGC 3613 and NGC 3619 40′–50′ to the west. Four satellite candidates have been detected near NGC 3669.

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