NGC 3613 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1793.[4] NGC 3613 is the center of a cluster of galaxies, and has an estimated globular cluster population of over 2,000.[3]
| NGC 3613 | |
|---|---|
 Pan-STARRS image of NGC 3613 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11h 18m 36.130s[1] |
| Declination | +57° 59′ 59.73″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006738[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2013 ± 47 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 98 Mly (30.1 Mpc)[3] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | −21.5[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E6[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.347′ × 0.997′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 6323, MCG +10-16-109, PGC 34583[2] | |
In 2011, SN 2011eh, a type Ia supernova with a peculiar spectrum, was detected within NGC 3613.[5]
References
External links
Media related to NGC 3613 at Wikimedia Commons
