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NGC 3669

Coordinates: Sky map 11h 25m 26.5s, +57° 43′ 18.19″
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NGC 3669
NGC 3669 by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension11h 25m 26.8s [1]
Declination+57° 43′ 16.5″ [1]
Redshift0.006471 ± 0.000037 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1,940 ± 11 km/s[1]
Distance115 Mly (35.2 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.4
Characteristics
TypeSBcd [1]
Apparent size (V)2.2 × 0.5 [1]
Other designations
UGC 6431, MCG 10-16-135, ZWG 291.67, IRAS11226+5759, PGC 35113[1]

NGC 3669 (other designations - UGC 6431, MCG 10-16-135, ZWG 291.67, IRAS11226+5759, PGC 35113) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by William Herschel on March 18, 1790.[3] The galaxy is seen edge-on and appears to be slightly warped. It has a small bulge.[4]

It is a member of the NGC 3610 galaxy group.[5] Members of the group that lie at a smaller projected distance from NGC 3669 include NGC 3674 and NGC 3683A 40–50 to the south and southeast and NGC 3613 and NGC 3619 40–50 to the west. Four satellite candidates have been detected near NGC 3669.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3669. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  2. ^ Theureau, G.; Hanski, M. O.; Coudreau, N.; Hallet, N.; Martin, J.-M. (19 December 2006). "Kinematics of the Local Universe". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 465 (1): 71–85. arXiv:astro-ph/0611626. Bibcode:2007A&A...465...71T. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20066187.
  3. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 3669 (= PGC 35113)". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b Henkel, C.; Javanmardi, B.; Martínez-Delgado, D.; Kroupa, P.; Teuwen, K. (3 July 2017). "DGSAT: Dwarf Galaxy Survey with Amateur Telescopes". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 603: A18. arXiv:1703.05356. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201730539. S2CID 119079406.
  5. ^ Makarov, Dmitry; Karachentsev, Igor (21 April 2011). "Galaxy groups and clouds in the local (z~ 0.01) Universe". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 412 (4): 2498–2520. arXiv:1011.6277. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.412.2498M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18071.x. S2CID 119194025.
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