NGC 3745
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| NGC 3745 | |
|---|---|
 DECam image of NGC 3745 and the members of the Copeland Septet | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 37m 44.434s |
| Declination | +22d 01m 16.64s |
| Redshift | 0.031577 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9,467 km/s |
| Distance | 471 Mly (144.4 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | Copeland Septet |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)0, E-S0 |
| Size | 74,500 ly |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 36001, MCG +04-28-004, Copeland Septet NED01, 2MASX J11374443+2201170, SDSS J113744.43+220116.5, HCG 057G, NSA 112840, SSTSL2 J113744.44+220116.6, LEDA 36001 | |
NGC 3745 is a lenticular galaxy with a bar structure[1] located in the constellation of Leo.[2][3] NGC 3745 is located 471 million light-years away from the Solar System[4] and was discovered by Ralph Copeland on April 5, 1874, but also observed by Hermann Kobold, Lawrence Parsons and John Louis Emil Dreyer.[5]
