NGC 3613 explained

Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Ursa Major
Ra:	^[1]
H Radial V:	2013 ± 47 km/s
Z:	0.006738
Dist Ly:	^[2]
Type:	E6
Absmag V:	-21.5
Size V:	1.347 × 0.997
Names:	^[3]

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.^[2]

In 2011, SN 2011eh, a type Ia supernova with a peculiar spectrum, was detected within NGC 3613.^[5]

Notes and References

1. 10.1086/498708 . Skrutskie . Michael F. . Cutri . Roc M. . Stiening . Rae . Weinberg . Martin D. . Schneider . Stephen E. . Carpenter . John M. . Beichman . Charles A. . Capps . Richard W. . Chester . Thomas . Elias . Jonathan H. . Huchra . John P. . Liebert . James W. . Lonsdale . Carol J. . Monet . David G. . Price . Stephan . Seitzer . Patrick . Jarrett . Thomas H. . Kirkpatrick . J. Davy . Gizis . John E. . Howard . Elizabeth V. . Evans . Tracey E. . Fowler . John W. . Fullmer . Linda . Hurt . Robert L. . Light . Robert M. . Kopan . Eugene L. . Marsh . Kenneth A. . McCallon . Howard L. . Tam . Robert . Van Dyk . Schuyler D. . Wheelock . Sherry L. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. 10.1093/mnras/staa086. A Gemini/GMOS study of the bright elliptical galaxy NGC 3613 and its globular cluster system. 2020. De Bórtoli. Bruno J.. Bassino. Lilia P.. Caso. Juan P.. Ennis. Ana I.. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 492. 3. 4313–4324. free . 2005.13370.
3. NGC 3613. 2021-05-17.
4. Web site: New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3600 - 3649. Seligman, Courtney. cseligman.com. 2021-05-17.
5. SN 2011eh. 2021-05-17.