NGC 3910
Lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Leo
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NGC 3910 is a lenticular galaxy located 370 million light-years away[2] in the Leo constellation. It was discovered on December 27, 1786, by astronomer William Herschel.[3] NGC 3910 is a member of the NGC 3937 Group.[4][5]
| NGC 3910 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 3910 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 49m 59.3s[1] |
| Declination | 21° 20′ 01″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.026248[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7869 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 370 Mly (112 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 3937 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.83[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (B) | -23.42[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Size | ~182,400 ly (55.91 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.6′ × 1.2′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 06800, MCG +04-28-058, PGC 036971[1] | |
NGC 3910 has a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 2.8 × 109 M☉.[6]
Supernovae
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 3910:
- SN 2013hl (Type Ia, mag. 16.7) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 13 December 2013.[7][8]
- PSN J11495885+2119018 (Type Ia-91bg, mag. 19.6) was discovered by the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey on 10 February 2015.[9][10]
