NGC 3943

NGC 3943
SDSS image of NGC 3943
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 52m 56.6s
Declination+20° 28′ 45″
Redshift0.021745
Heliocentric radial velocity6519 km/s
Distance304 Mly (93.3 Mpc)
Group or clusterNGC 3937 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)14.29
Absolute magnitude (B)-17.91
Characteristics
TypeS0/a
Apparent size (V)1.1′ × 1.1′
Other designations
MCG +04-28-084, PGC 037237

NGC 3943 is a barred lenticular galaxy, located 304 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on April 27, 1865, by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest. NGC 3943 is a LINER galaxy, and is a member of the NGC 3937 Group.

NGC 3943 has a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 2.4 × 108 M☉.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Results for object NGC 3943". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Yoon, Yongmin; Im, Myungshin; Lee, Gwang-Ho; Lee, Seong-Kook; Lim, Gu (June 2019). "Observational evidence for bar formation in disk galaxies via cluster-cluster interaction". Nature Astronomy. 3 (9): 844–850. arXiv:1906.10585. Bibcode:2019NatAs...3..844Y. doi:10.1038/s41550-019-0799-7. ISSN 2397-3366.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3900 - 3949". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
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  6. ↑ Gregory, S. A.; Thompson, L. A. (1978-06-15). "The Coma/A1367 supercluster and its environs". The Astrophysical Journal. 222: 784. Bibcode:1978ApJ...222..784G. doi:10.1086/156198. ISSN 0004-637X.
  7. ↑ Tully, R. Brent (2015-04-28). "Galaxy Groups: A 2Mass Catalog". The Astronomical Journal. 149 (5): 171. arXiv:1503.03134. Bibcode:2015AJ....149..171T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/149/5/171. ISSN 1538-3881.
  8. ↑ Arzoumanian, Zaven; Baker, Paul T.; Brazier, Adam; Brook, Paul R.; Burke-Spolaor, Sarah; Becsy, Bence; Charisi, Maria; Chatterjee, Shami; Cordes, James M.; Cornish, Neil J.; Crawford, Fronefield; Cromartie, H. Thankful; Decesar, Megan E.; Demorest, Paul B.; Dolch, Timothy (2021-06-01). "The NANOGrav 11 yr Data Set: Limits on Supermassive Black Hole Binaries in Galaxies within 500 Mpc". The Astrophysical Journal. 914 (2): 121. arXiv:2101.02716. Bibcode:2021ApJ...914..121A. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abfcd3. ISSN 0004-637X.

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