NGC 3981

NGC 3981 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located 65 million light-years away^[4] in the constellation of Crater.^[5] It was discovered on February 7, 1785, by William Herschel.^[6]

ConstellationCrater

Right ascension11^h 56^m 07.4^s[3]

Declination−19° 53′ 46″^[3]

Redshift0.005747^[3]

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NGC 3981
NGC 3981 taken by ESO’s Very Large Telescope.[1]
Observation data (J2000[2] epoch)
Constellation	Crater
Right ascension	11h 56m 07.4s[3]
Declination	−19° 53′ 46″[3]
Redshift	0.005747[3]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1723 km/s[3]
Distance	65 Mly (19.9 Mpc)[2]
Group or cluster	NGC 4038 Group
Apparent magnitude (B)	11.75[2]
Characteristics
Type	SA(rs)bc[3]
Size	~105,100 ly (32.22 kpc)[3] (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	5.2 x 2.3[3]
Other designations
UGCA 255, PGC 037496, Arp 289, MCG-03-31-001, ESO 572- G 020, VV 008[3]

Close

NGC 3981 is a member of the NGC 4038 Group^{[7][8][9][10]} which is part of the Virgo Supercluster.^[8][11]