| NGC 3937 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 3937.
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h52m 42.6s[1] |
| Declination | 20° 37′ 53″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.022242[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6668 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 311 Mly (95.3 Mpc)[1] |
| Grouporcluster | NGC 3937 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.43[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E,[2] S0^-[1] |
| Size | ~200,000 ly (60 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.8 x 1.6[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 06851, PGC 037219, MCG +04-28-081[1] | |
NGC 3937 is an elliptical[3][4] or a lenticular galaxy[5][3][4] located about 310 million light-years away[5] in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785[6] and is classified as a radio galaxy.[3][7]
NGC 3937 is the brightest[8] member of the NGC 3937 Group, which is part of the Coma Supercluster.[9][10][11][12] The group has a velocity dispersion of 306 km/s. Other members of the group are NGC 3910, NGC 3929, NGC 3940, NGC 3943, NGC 3947, NGC 3954, with NGC 3919 having an uncertain membership.[9]
Media related to NGC 3937 at Wikimedia Commons
