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]

Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 3877: SN 1998S (type IIn, mag. 15.2) was discovered by the BAO Supernova Survey on 3 March 1998.[5][6][3]
Environment
NGC 3877 is a member of the M109 Group, a group of galaxies located in the constellation Ursa Major that may contain over 50 galaxies. The brightest galaxy in the group is the spiral galaxy M109.[7][8][9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for object NGC 3877. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
- ^ "Distance Results for NGC 3877". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ Li, W. -D.; Li, C.; Filippenko, A. V.; Moran, E. C. (1998). "Supernova 1998S in NGC 3877". International Astronomical Union Circular (6829): 1. Bibcode:1998IAUC.6829....1L.
- ^ "SN 1998S". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4.
- ^ A. Garcia (1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
- ^ G. Giuricin; C. Marinoni; L. Ceriani; A. Pisani (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. S2CID 9618325.
External links
- NGC 3877 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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