| NGC 3746 | |
|---|---|
 Image of NGC 3746 located bottom right below NGC 3745 which was taken by Mount Lemmon Observatory | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11hr 37m 43.622s |
| Declination | +22d 00m 35.38s |
| Redshift | 0.030072 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9,015 km/s |
| Distance | 449 Mly (137.66 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | Copeland Septet |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.0 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)b, RET |
| Size | 165,000 ly |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 35997, UGC 6597, CGCG 127-006, MCG +04-28-005, Copeland Septet NED02, 2MASX J11374364+2200349, HCG 057B, 2MASS J11374363+2200353, WBL 343-001, NSA 139936, SDSS J113743.62+220035.3, LEDA 35997 | |
NGC 3746 is a large barred spiral galaxy with a ring structure[1] located in the Leo constellation.[2] It is located 449 million light-years from the Solar System and has an approximate diameter of 165,000 light-years.[3] NGC 3746 was discovered by Ralph Copeland on 9 February 1874 with subsequent observations made by Hermann Kobold, Lawrence Parsons and John Louis Emil Dreyer.[4]
The luminosity class of NGC 3746 is II and it has a broad H II region with a recessed core (RET).[3]
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- ^ Astronomy, Go. "NGC 3746 | galaxy in Leo | NGC List | GO ASTRONOMY". Go-Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
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- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3700 - 3749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-01.