NGC 3898

NGC 3898 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 14, 1789.[3]

NGC 3898
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3898
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension 11h 49m 15s[1]
Declination+56° 05 03[1]
Redshift0.003923[2]
Helio radial velocity1176 ± 5 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)11.7[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)ab[2]
Other designations
NGC 3898, LEDA 36921, IRAS 11465+5621

See also

References

  1. "NGC 3898". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  • Media related to NGC 3898 at Wikimedia Commons
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