| NGC 3877 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 3877 (Sloan Digital Sky Survey) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11h 46m 07.8s[1] |
| Declination | +47° 29′ 41″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002987[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 895 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 50.5 ± 4.2 Mly (15.5 ± 1.3 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.1[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4'.4 × 0'.8[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 6745, PGC 36699[1] | |
NGC 3877 is a type Sc spiral galaxy that was discovered by William Herschel on February 5, 1788.[3] It is located below the magnitude 3.7 star Chi Ursae Majoris in Ursa Major.[3][4]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3877. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
- ^ "Distance Results for NGC 3877". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ^ a b "NGC 3877". SEDS, the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ^ "WikiSky DSS2 image of Chi Ursae Majoris". Wikisky. Retrieved 2010-05-16.