New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3750 (original) (raw)
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Page last updated Sep 11, 2023 (Added Caldwell & other IDs and better image of NGC 3766)
Page last updated February 14, 2020
Updating all galaxies involved with HCG 57, Arp 320 or Copeland's Septet
WORKING 3764+: Checking Corwin positions
WORKING: Check positions/IDs (Steinicke+), physical data, add pix/tags
HCG 57 is near RA 11 37 50, Dec +21 59 00 HCG A = NGC 3753, Sb, 14.5, HCG B = NGC 3746, SB(r)b, 15.0 HCG C = NGC 3750, E/SAB0, 14.9 HCG D = NGC 3754, SBc, 15.1 HCG E = NGC 3748, SB(s)0, 15.8 HCG F = NGC 3751, E4, 15.2 HCG G = NGC 3745, SB(s)0, 16.2 HCG H = PGC 36010, SBb, 17.4
NGC 3750 (= PGC 36011 = HCG 57C), part of the Copeland Septet
(also part of Hickson Compact Group 57 and Arp 320)
Discovered (Feb 9, 1874) by Ralph Copeland
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type E/S0?) in Leo (RA 11 37 51.6, Dec +21 58 28)
Historical Identification: Per the first IC note for NGC 3745, the RA should be increased by 1m 32s, and the NPD reduced by 15.9 arcmin.
Arp 320 Note: Used by the Arp Atlas as a member of a group of galaxies. Definitely meant to be part of Arp 320, as it is one of the triplet of galaxies mentioned in Arp's comment about the group.
Physical Information: Apparent size 0.5 by 0.4 arcmin?
Above, a 12 arcmin wide image centered on NGC 3750
Also shown are NGC 3745, 3746, 3748, 3751, 3753 and 3754, and PGC 36010 and 169872
(Image Credit & © Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona; used by permission)
Below, a ? arcmin wide image of the galaxy
Below, a ? arcmin wide image of Hickson Compact Group 57
NGC 3751 (= PGC 36017 = HCG 57F), part of the Copeland Septet
(also part of Hickson Compact Group 57, but not part of Arp 320)
Discovered (Apr 5, 1874) by Ralph Copeland
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type E/S0?) in Leo (RA 11 37 53.9, Dec +21 56 11)
Part of the Copeland Septet (= Hickson Compact Group 57). Per the first IC note for NGC 3745, the RA should be increased by 1m 32s, and the NPD reduced by 15.9 arcmin.
Note About Arp 320: Arp 320 is usually listed as being Copeland's Septet, because almost all of the galaxies in the Septet are in the field of view of Arp 320. But the Arp Atlas image does not show NGC 3751, so it is not part of Arp 320, and any statement that it is is in error.
Physical Information: Apparent size 0.5 by 0.2 arcmin?
NGC 3752 (= PGC 35608)
Discovered (Apr 2, 1801) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sab?) in Draco (RA 11 32 32.3, Dec +74 37 39)
Apparent size 1.7 by 0.7 arcmin?
NGC 3753 (= PGC 36016 = HGC 57A), part of the Copeland Septet
(also part of Hickson Compact Group 57 and Arp 320)
Discovered (Feb 9, 1874) by Ralph Copeland
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sab?) in Leo (RA 11 37 53.8, Dec +21 58 52)
Part of the Copeland Septet (= Hickson Compact Group 57), and of Arp 320, used by the Arp Atlas as an example of a group of galaxies. Per the first IC note for NGC 3745, the RA should be increased by 1m 32s, and the NPD reduced by 15.9 arcmin. Apparent size 1.7 by 0.5 arcmin?
NGC 3754 (= PGC 36018 = HCG 57D), part of the Copeland Septet
(also part of Hickson Compact Group 57 and Arp 320)
Discovered (Apr 5, 1874) by Ralph Copeland
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sb?) in Leo (RA 11 37 54.9, Dec +21 59 08)
Part of the Copeland Septet (= Hickson Compact Group 57), and of Arp 320, used by the Arp Atlas as an example of a group of galaxies. Per the first IC note for NGC 3745, the RA should be increased by 1m 32s, and the NPD reduced by 15.9 arcmin. Apparent size 0.4 by 0.3 arcmin?
NGC 3755 (= PGC 35913)
Discovered (Mar 11, 1831) by John Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBc? pec) in Ursa Major (RA 11 36 33.4, Dec +36 24 37)
Apparent size 3.4 by 1.4 arcmin?
NGC 3756 (= PGC 35931)
Discovered (Apr 14, 1789) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBbc?) in Ursa Major (RA 11 36 48.0, Dec +54 17 37)
Apparent size 4.2 by 2.1 arcmin?
NGC 3757 (= PGC 35955)
Discovered (Mar 18, 1790) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0?) in Ursa Major (RA 11 37 02.9, Dec +58 24 56)
Apparent size 1.1 by 1.1 arcmin?
NGC 3758, the Owl Galaxy
(= PGC 35905 = PGC 165579 = CGCG 126-110 = MCG +04-27-073)
Discovered (Mar 18, 1874) by Ralph Copeland
Independently discovered (Mar 18, 1884) by douard Stephan
A magnitude 14.3 spiral galaxy (type Sab? pec) in Leo (RA 11 36 29.2, Dec +21 35 46)
The eastern nucleus is at RA 11 36 29.4, Dec +21 35 46, the western is at RA 11 36 28.9, Dec +21 35 47
Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 3758 (Copeland (using Lord Rosse's 72-inch telescope), Stephan list XIII (#61), 1860 RA 11 29 10, NPD 67 37.8) is "pretty bright, small, round, brighter middle, 8.5 magnitude star 3 arcmin to east." The position precesses to RA 11 36 29.2, Dec +21 35 46, essentially dead center on the galaxy listed above, the description fits and there is nothing else nearby, so the identification is certain.
Physical Information: NGC 3758 is the result of the merger of two galaxies, the nuclei of which are still clearly separated from each other, so it is in a fairly early stage of merging. Each nucleus contains a supermassive black hole, and when the galaxy finishes merging there is a good chance that the black holes will merge, producing spectacular optical and gravitational effects. However, this will be in the far distant future, so it isn't likely that there will be any humans around to observe the results. The eastern nucleus is classed as a Seyfert galaxy (type Sy1) because of its exceptionally bright center.
Based on a recessional velocity relative to the Cosmic Background Radiation of 9275 km/sec (and H0 = 70 km/sec/Mpc), a straightforward calculation indicates that NGC 3758 is about 430 to 435 million light years away. However, for objects at such distances we should take into account the expansion of the Universe during the time it took their light to reach us. Doing that shows that the galaxy was about 415 to 420 million light years away at the time the light by which we see it was emitted, about 420 to 425 million years ago (the difference between the two numbers being due to the expansion of the intervening space during the light-travel time). Given that and its apparent size of about 0.55 by 0.45 arcmin for the main galaxy, and something in excess of 1.2 by 0.55 for faint outer arms (from the images below), the main galaxy is about 65 to 70 thousand light years across, and its outer arms span at least 145 thousand light years, and since the ESO image only shows part of the outer arms, their extent is probably closer to 200 thousand light years.
Classification Note: Given its incomplete merger and the resulting peculiarities in the appearance of the galaxy, any normal classification is essentially meaningless; but there seems to be general agreement that the best description is as shown above, with the emphasis on "peculiar", and a very big question mark for any other part of the description.
Above, a 12 arcmin wide SDSS image centered on NGC 3758
Below, a 0.75 arcmin wide SDSS image of the galaxy
Below, a 0.775 arcmin wide image of the galaxy (Image Credit ESO/Tub n et al.)
NGC 3759
Discovered (Aug 19, 1866) by Heinrich d'Arrest
A magnitude 14.1 lenticular galaxy (type SB0?) in Ursa Major (RA 11 36 54.1, Dec +54 49 24)
Apparent size 1.1 by 1.1 arcmin?
Corwin lists a companion (PGC 94203) at RA 11 36 52.5, Dec +54 49 10
PGC 35948 (= "NGC 3759A")
Not an NGC object but listed here since sometimes called NGC 3759A
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sbc? pec) in Ursa Major (RA 11 36 58.0, Dec +55 09 43)
Apparent size 1.2 by 1.1 arcmin?
Corwin lists a companion (PGC 213861) at RA 11 36 55.7, Dec +55 08 09
NGC 3760 (= PGC 31497 = NGC 3301)
Discovered (Mar 12, 1784) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 3301)
Discovered (Feb 21, 1863) by Heinrich d'Arrest (and later listed as NGC 3760)
An 11th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type SB0/a?) in Leo (RA 10 36 56.0, Dec +21 52 56)
The first IC adds "delenda (delete). It is = 3301 with an error of 1 hour in RA. Nothing seen in d'Arrest's place at Birr Castle and Strassburg"; so the identity of the two listings has been known for more than a century. Given that, see NGC 3301 for anything else.
NGC 3761 (= PGC 35933)
Discovered (Apr 11, 1882) by douard Stephan (12a-47)
A 14th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E1?) in Leo (RA 11 36 44.1, Dec +22 59 31)
Apparent size 0.9 by 0.8 arcmin?
NGC 3762 (= PGC 35979)
Discovered (Mar 19, 1790) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sa?) in Ursa Major (RA 11 37 23.8, Dec +61 45 34)
Apparent size 1.8 by 0.5 arcmin?
NGC 3763 (= PGC 35907 = IC 714)
Discovered (1880) by Andrew Common (21) (and later listed as NGC 3763)
Discovered (Feb 25, 1887) by Francis Leavenworth (and later listed as IC 714)
A 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SAB(rs)c pec) in Crater (RA 11 36 30.2, Dec -09 50 48)
(Historical information to be added in the next iteration of this page; see IC 714 for a discussion of the duplicate listing.) Apparent size 0.9 by 0.75 arcmin.
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 3763
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy, also showing 5th-magnitude θ Crateris
NGC 3764 (= PGC 35930)
Discovered (Aug 20, 1862) by Heinrich d'Arrest
A 15th-magnitude peculiar galaxy (type pec?) in Leo (RA 11 36 54.6, Dec +17 53 19)
Apparent size 0.9 by 0.7 arcmin?
Corwin lists a background galaxy (SDSSJ113653.82+175343.7 = "PGC 4581651") at RA 11 36 53.8, Dec +17 53 44 (Vr 56500 km/sec)
There is also a diffuse spiral (PGC 4581793) in between the two
which may be Corwin's west companion at RA 11 36 53.8, Dec +17 53 27
NGC 3765 (= PGC 35956)
Discovered (Mar 28, 1832) by John Herschel
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sc?) in Leo (RA 11 37 04.3, Dec +24 05 47)
Apparent size 0.8 by 0.6 arcmin?
NGC 3766, the Pearl Cluster
(= OCL 860 = C97 = ESO 129-SC027 = "PGC 3518294")
Discovered (1751) by Nicolas Lacaille
Also observed (Apr 27, 1826) by James Dunlop
Also observed (Mar 14, 1834) by John Herschel
A magnitude 5.3 open cluster (type I1p) in Centaurus (RA 11 36 14.0, Dec -61 36 36)
Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 3766 (= GC 2468 = JH 3352, Lacaille III.7, Dunlop #289, 1860 RA 11 29 42, NPD 150 49.5) is "a cluster, pretty large, pretty rich, pretty compressed, stars from 8th to 13th magnitude." The position precesses to RA 11 36 12.2, Dec -61 35 57, just north of the center of the cluster listed above and well within its boundary, the description fits and there is nothing comparable nearby, so the identification is certain.
PGC Designation Note: As usual for NGC objects, HyperLEDA assigned a PGC designation for this object even though it isn't a galaxy; but also as usual in such cases, a search of the database for that designation returns no result, so it is shown in quotes.
Physical Information: Apparent size 15 arcmin?
Above, a 20 arcmin wide DSS image centered on NGC 3766
NGC 3767 (= PGC 35969)
Discovered (Mar 17, 1831) by John Herschel
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type SB0?) in Leo (RA 11 37 15.5, Dec +16 52 39)
Apparent size 1.0 by 0.9 arcmin?
NGC 3768 (= PGC 35968)
Discovered (Mar 14, 1784) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0?) in Leo (RA 11 37 14.4, Dec +17 50 22)
Apparent size 1.6 by 0.9 arcmin?
NGC 3769 (= PGC 35999, and with PGC 36008 = Arp 280)
Discovered (Feb 5, 1788) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBb?) in Ursa Major (RA 11 37 44.1, Dec +47 53 36)
With PGC 36008, used by the Arp Atlas as an example of interacting galaxies. Apparent size 2.9 by 1.0 arcmin?
PGC 36008 (= "NGC 3769A", and with NGC 3769 = Arp 280)
Not an NGC object, but sometimes called NGC 3769A due to its proximity to NGC 3769
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBm? pec) in Ursa Major (RA 11 37 50.5, Dec +47 52 54)
With NGC 3769, used by the Arp Atlas as an example of interacting galaxies. Apparent size 0.9 by 0.3 arcmin?
NGC 3770 (= PGC 36025)
Discovered (Mar 19, 1790) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBa?) in Ursa Major (RA 11 37 58.7, Dec +59 37 02)
Apparent size 1.0 by 0.7 arcmin?
NGC 3771 (= PGC 36107)
Discovered (1886) by Francis Leavenworth (II-446)
A 13th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E0?) in Crater (RA 11 39 05.9, Dec -09 20 52)
Apparent size 1.3 by 1.3 arcmin?
NGC 3772 (= PGC 36005)
Discovered (Apr 10, 1785) by William Herschel
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBa?) in Leo (RA 11 37 48.4, Dec +22 41 26)
Apparent size 1.1 by 0.6 arcmin?
NGC 3773 (= PGC 36043)
Discovered (Apr 12, 1784) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0?) in Leo (RA 11 38 13.0, Dec +12 06 45)
Apparent size 1.2 by 1.0 arcmin?
NGC 3774 (= PGC 36058)
Discovered (Jan 24, 1887) by Francis Leavenworth (II-447)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBb?) in Crater (RA 11 38 30.3, Dec -08 58 35)
Apparent size 1.0 by 0.5 arcmin?
NGC 3775 (= PGC 36055)
Discovered (1880) by Andrew Common (22)
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type SAB0+(r)?) in Crater (RA 11 38 26.7, Dec -10 38 17)
Apparent size 1.1 by 0.5 arcmin?
NGC 3776 (= PGC 36048)
Discovered (1886) by Ormond Stone (I-190)
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sb?) in Virgo (RA 11 38 17.9, Dec -03 21 14)
Apparent size 0.3 by 0.2 arcmin?
NGC 3777 (= PGC 35879)
Discovered (Feb 26, 1886) by Francis Leavenworth (I-191)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sab?) in Crater (RA 11 36 06.8, Dec -12 34 09)
The second IC lists a corrected RA (per Howe) of 11 29 01.
NGC 3778 (= PGC 36051)
Discovered (Mar 31, 1835) by John Herschel
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type E/SB0?) in Centaurus (RA 11 38 21.4, Dec -50 42 56)
Apparent size 1.2 by 0.9 arcmin?
NGC 3779 (= PGC 36084 = IC 717)
Discovered (1880) by Andrew Common (22) (and later listed as NGC 3779)
Discovered (Feb 14, 1888) by Frank Muller (and later listed as IC 717)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SB(s)d pec) in Crater (RA 11 38 50.8, Dec -10 35 03)
The second IC lists a corrected RA (per Howe) of 11 31 47. (See IC 717 for a discussion of the double listing.) Apparent size 1.5 by 0.8 arcmin?
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 3779
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy, also showing NGC 3775
NGC 3780 (= PGC 36138)
Discovered (Apr 14, 1789) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sc?) in Ursa Major (RA 11 39 21.9, Dec +56 16 14)
Apparent size 3.0 by 2.4 arcmin?
NGC 3781 (= PGC 36104)
Discovered (Apr 28, 1881) by douard Stephan (11a-11)
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0?) in Leo (RA 11 39 03.9, Dec +26 21 45)
Apparent size 0.5 by 0.3 arcmin?
NGC 3782 (= PGC 36136)
Discovered (Feb 5, 1788) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBcd?) in Ursa Major (RA 11 39 20.5, Dec +46 30 47)
Apparent size 1.6 by 1.1 arcmin?
NGC 3783 (= PGC 36101)
Discovered (Apr 21, 1835) by John Herschel
A 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBa?) in Centaurus (RA 11 39 01.6, Dec -37 44 18)
Apparent size 1.9 by 1.7 arcmin?
NGC 3784 (= PGC 36147)
Discovered (Apr 28, 1881) by douard Stephan (11a-12)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBa?) in Leo (RA 11 39 29.7, Dec +26 18 35)
Apparent size 0.9 by 0.3 arcmin?
NGC 3785 (= PGC 36148)
Discovered (Apr 28, 1881) by douard Stephan (11a-13)
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0?) in Leo (RA 11 39 32.9, Dec +26 18 10)
Apparent size 1.0 by 0.4 arcmin?
NGC 3786 (= PGC 36158, and with NGC 3788 = Arp 294)
Discovered (Apr 10, 1831) by John Herschel
A 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBa? pec) in Ursa Major (RA 11 39 42.5, Dec +31 54 31)
Apparent size 2.1 by 1.1 arcmin? With NGC 3788, used by the Arp Atlas as an example of double or multiple galaxies with long filaments.
NGC 3787 (= PGC 36154)
Discovered (May 10, 1864) by Heinrich d'Arrest
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0?) in Leo (RA 11 39 38.1, Dec +20 27 18)
Apparent size 0.4 by 0.3 arcmin?
NGC 3788 (= PGC 36160, and with NGC 3786 = Arp 294)
Discovered (Apr 29, 1827) by John Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBab? pec) in Ursa Major (RA 11 39 44.7, Dec +31 55 50)
Apparent size 2.1 by 0.7 arcmin? With NGC 3786, used by the Arp Atlas as an example of double or multiple galaxies with long filaments.
NGC 3789 (= PGC 36036)
Discovered (1886) by Francis Leavenworth (II-448)
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0/a?) in Crater (RA 11 38 09.0, Dec -09 36 24)
Apparent size 1.3 by 0.7 arcmin?
NGC 3790 (= PGC 36167)
Discovered (Apr 17, 1784) by William Herschel
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0/a?) in Leo (RA 11 39 47.2, Dec +17 42 44)
Apparent size 1.1 by 0.3 arcmin?
NGC 3791 (= PGC 36156)
Discovered (Feb 22, 1787) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0?) in Crater (RA 11 39 41.6, Dec -09 22 00)
Apparent size 1.4 by 1.0 arcmin?
NGC 3792
Recorded (Apr 27, 1881) by Edward Holden
A pair of 12th- and 15th-magnitude stars in Virgo (RA 11 39 38.5, Dec +05 06 00)
NGC 3793
Recorded (Feb 12, 1882) by Wilhelm Tempel (V)
A 14th-magnitude star in Ursa Major (RA 11 40 02.0, Dec +31 52 41)
NGC 3794 (= PGC 36238 = NGC 3804)
Discovered (Apr 14, 1789) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 3794)
Discovered (Mar 18, 1790) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 3804)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBc?) in Ursa Major (RA 11 40 54.0, Dec +56 12 06)
Apparent size 2.2 by 1.5 arcmin?
NGC 3795 (= PGC 36192)
Discovered (Mar 18, 1790) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sbc?) in Ursa Major (RA 11 40 06.7, Dec +58 36 45)
Apparent size 2.1 by 0.5 arcmin?
PGC 36137 (= "NGC 3795A")
Not an NGC object but sometimes called NGC 3795A since in general area of NGC 3795
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Scd?) in Ursa Major (RA 11 39 21.3, Dec +58 16 07)
Apparent size 2.4 by 2.2 arcmin?
PGC 36037 (= "NGC 3795B")
Not an NGC object but sometimes called NGC 3795B since in general area of NGC 3795
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type E/S0?) in Ursa Major (RA 11 38 08.6, Dec +58 45 29)
Apparent size 0.9 by 0.9 arcmin?
NGC 3796 (= PGC 36215)
Discovered (Mar 19, 1790) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S??) in Ursa Major (RA 11 40 31.0, Dec +60 17 56)
Apparent size 1.3 by 0.9 arcmin?
NGC 3797
Recorded (Feb 12, 1882) by Wilhelm Tempel (V)
A 14th-magnitude star in Ursa Major (RA 11 40 13.4, Dec +31 54 23)
NGC 3798 (= PGC 36199)
Discovered (Apr 6, 1785) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type SB0?) in Leo (RA 11 40 13.9, Dec +24 41 49)
Apparent size 2.3 by 1.2 arcmin?
NGC 3799 (= PGC 36193, and with NGC 3800 = Arp 83)
Discovered (Apr 21, 1832) by John Herschel
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SB(s)b? pec) in Leo (RA 11 40 09.3, Dec +15 19 39)
Based on a recessional velocity of 3310 km/sec (which happens to be the same as that listed by NED for its apparent companion, NGC 3800), NGC 3799 is about 155 million light years away. Given that and its apparent size of 0.8 by 0.5 arcmin, it is about 35 thousand light years across.
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 3799 and 3800
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on NGC 3799, also showing NGC 3800