NGC 3916

NGC 3916
NGC 3916 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension11h 50m 51.0192s[1]
Declination+55° 08′ 37.290″[1]
Redshift0.019185±0.00000309[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,751±1 km/s[1]
Distance284.9 ± 20.0 Mly (87.34 ± 6.12 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterLDC 846
Apparent magnitude (V)14.2g[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAb edge-on[1]
Size~137,900 ly (42.28 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.47′ × 0.48′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 11481+5525, 2MASX J11505098+5508372, UGC 6819, MCG +09-20-005, PGC 037047, CGCG 268-094[1]

NGC 3916 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5,922±12 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 284.9 ± 20.0 Mly (87.34 ± 6.12 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 14 April 1789.[2][3]

NGC 3916 is a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.[4][5] NGC 3916 is also a radio galaxy, i.e. it has giant regions of radio emission extending well beyond its visible structure.[6][5]

Galaxy group

NGC 3916 belongs to a small galaxy group known as LDC 846.[7][8] The other two galaxies in the group are NGC 3921 and NGC 3977.[7][8]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3916:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 3916". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  2. ^ Herschel, William (1802). "Catalogue of 500 New Nebulae, Nebulous Stars, Planetary Nebulae, and Clusters of Stars; with Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 92: 477–528. Bibcode:1802RSPT...92..477H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1802.0021.
  3. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 3916". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  4. ^ Nisbet, D. M.; Best, P. N. (2016). "The mass fraction of AGN and the Fundamental Plane of black hole activity from a large X-ray-selected sample of LINERs". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 455 (3): 2551. arXiv:1510.06746. Bibcode:2016MNRAS.455.2551N. doi:10.1093/mnras/stv2450.
  5. ^ a b "NGC 3916". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  6. ^ Best, P. N.; Heckman, T. M. (2012). "On the fundamental dichotomy in the local radio-AGN population: Accretion, evolution and host galaxy properties". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 421 (2): 1569. arXiv:1201.2397. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.421.1569B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20414.x.
  7. ^ a b Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201.
  8. ^ a b "[CHM2007] LDC 846". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  9. ^ Detre; Lovas, M. (26 March 1974). Marsden, Brian G. (ed.). "SUPERNOVAE". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. 2653. IAU: 1. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  10. ^ "SN 1974D". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  • Media related to NGC 3916 at Wikimedia Commons
  • NGC 3916 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images


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