NGC 3748

NGC 3748
NGC 3748 is located on the top right of the image above NGC 3745 and NGC 3746 which was taken by Mount Lemmon Observatory
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 37m 49.065s
Declination+22d 01m 34.14s
Redshift0.029407
Heliocentric radial velocity8,816 km/s
Distance440 Mly (135 Mpc)
Group or clusterCopeland Septet
Apparent magnitude (V)14.8
Characteristics
TypeSB0?, S0, RET
Size148,000 ly
Other designations
PGC 36007, CGCG 127-007, MCG +04-28-007, Copeland Septet NED03, 2MASX J11374903+2201340, NSA 139941, HCG 057E, SDSS J113749.06+2201134.1, WBL 343-002, UZC J113749.1+220134, SSTSL2 J113749.06+220134.2, 2XMM J113749.0+220133, LEDA 36007

NGC 3748 is a lenticular galaxy with a bar[1] located in the Leo constellation.[2][3] It is located 440 million light-years away from the Solar System[4] and was discovered by Ralph Copeland on April 5, 1874, but also observed by Hermann Kobold, Lawrence Parsons and John Louis Emil Dreyer.[5]

Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of NGC 3748 next to two members of the Copeland Septet.

Like NGC 3746, NGC 3748 also has a recessed core (RET).[4] It is described as, "moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated NW-SE, 0.4'x0.3' with a small bright core".[6]

  1. ^ "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  2. ^ "NGC 3748 - Lenticular Galaxy in Leo | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  3. ^ Guide, Universe (2022-02-07). "NGC 3748 Galaxy Facts". Universe Guide. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  4. ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3700 - 3749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  6. ^ "NGC/IC Project Restoration Efforts". ngcicproject.observers.org. Retrieved 2024-05-02.