NGC 3877 explained

NGC 3877
Epoch:	J2000
Ra:	^[1]
Constellation Name:	Ursa Major
Z:	0.002987
Dist Ly:	50.5 ± 4.2 Mly ^[2]
Type:	Sc
Appmag V:	12.1
Size V:	4'.4 × 0'.8
Names:	UGC 6745, PGC 36699

NGC 3877 is a type Sc spiral galaxy that was discovered by William Herschel on February 5, 1788.^[3] It is located below the magnitude 3.7 star Chi Ursae Majoris in Ursa Major.^{[3] [4]}

Supernova

The Type IIn supernova SN 1998S^{[3] [5]} is the only supernova that has been observed within NGC 3877.

Environment

NGC 3877 is a member of the M109 Group, a group of galaxies located in the constellation Ursa Major that may contain over 50 galaxies. The brightest galaxy in the group is the spiral galaxy M109.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 3877 . 2006-11-10.
2. Web site: Distance Results for NGC 3877 . NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . 2010-05-16.
3. Web site: NGC 3877 . SEDS, the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space . 2010-05-16.
4. Web site: WikiSky DSS2 image of Chi Ursae Majoris . Wikisky . 2010-05-16.
5. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for SN 1998S . 2006-11-10.
6. Book: R. B. Tully . 1988 . Nearby Galaxies Catalog . . Cambridge . 978-0-521-35299-4.
7. A. Garcia . General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups . Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement . 1993 . 100 . 47–90 . 1993A&AS..100...47G.
8. G. Giuricin . C. Marinoni . L. Ceriani . A. Pisani . Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups . Astrophysical Journal . 2000 . 543 . 1 . 178–194 . 2000ApJ...543..178G . 10.1086/317070. astro-ph/0001140 . 9618325 .