NGC 3750

NGC 3750
NGC 3750 is located left of the image below NGC 3753 and NGC 3754 which was taken by Mount Lemmon Observatory
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 37m 51.637s
Declination+21d 58m 27.26s
Redshift0.030258
Heliocentric radial velocity9,071 km/s
Distance450 Mly (138 Mpc)
Group or clusterCopeland Septet
Apparent magnitude (V)13.9
Surface brightness23.7 mag/arcsec
Characteristics
TypeSAB0?, E-S0
Size156,000 ly
Other designations
PGC 36011, CGCG 127-009, VV 282c, MCG +04-28-008, Copeland Septet NED04, HCG 057C, 2MASS J11375165+2158272, SDSS J113751.63+215827.2, NSA 112843, 2XMM J113751.7+215827, LEDA 36011

NGC 3750 is a lenticular galaxy with a bar[1] located in the constellation of Leo.[2][3] It is located 450 million light-years from the Solar System[4] and was discovered by Ralph Copeland on February 9, 1874.[5]

NGC 3750 has a surface brightness of magnitude 23.7[2] and is classified a LINER galaxy by SIMBAD, meaning it has a nucleus, presenting an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.[6]

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  2. ^ a b Astronomy, Go. "NGC 3750 | galaxy in Leo | NGC List | GO ASTRONOMY". Go-Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  3. ^ "NGC 3750". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  4. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3750 - 3799". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  6. ^ "NGC 3750 - LINER-type Active Galaxy Nucleus". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-02.