NGC 3961
| NGC 3961 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 692 imaged by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 11h 54m 57.6265s[1] |
| Declination | +69° 19′ 48.395″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.022422±0.0000140[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6,722±4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 327.5 ± 22.9 Mly (100.41 ± 7.03 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | [TKK2018] 3925 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.40[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R)SB(r)a[1] |
| Size | ~143,600 ly (44.02 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3′ × 1.3′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J11545766+6919484, UGC 6885, PGC 37390, CGCG 334-055[1] | |
NGC 3961 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Draco. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6,807±7 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 327.5 ± 22.9 Mly (100.41 ± 7.03 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 7 April 1793.[2][3]
Pair of galaxies
[edit]Supernova
[edit]One supernova has been observed in NGC 3961:
- SN 2026fsf (Type II, mag. 17.46) was discovered by Yaozhang Ou, Jiashuo Zhang, Ezhar Elijan, et al. as part of the Xingming Observatory Sky Survey (XOSS) on 15 March 2026.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 3961". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ Herschel, William (1802). "Catalogue of 500 New Nebulae, Nebulous Stars, Planetary Nebulae, and Clusters of Stars; with Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 92: 477–528. Bibcode:1802RSPT...92..477H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1802.0021.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 3961". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ Tempel, Elmo; Kruuse, Maarja; Kipper, Rain; Tuvikene, Taavi; Sorce, Jenny G.; Stoica, Radu S. (2018). "Bayesian group finder based on marked point processes. Method and feasibility study using the 2MRS data set". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 618. arXiv:1806.04469. Bibcode:2018A&A...618A..81T. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833217.
- ↑ "[TKK2018] 3925". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "SN 2026fsf". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
External links
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Media related to NGC 3961 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 3961 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
