| NGC 3810 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) NGC 3810 imaged by theHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 40m 58.7659s[1] |
| Declination | +11° 28′ 16.371″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003309[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 992 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 51.2 ± 10.6Mly (15.7 ± 3.2Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.6[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(rs)c[1] |
| Size | ~64,200 ly (19.67 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.3′ × 3.0′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 11383+1144,UGC 6644,MCG +02-30-010,PGC 36243,CGCG 068-024[1] | |
NGC 3810 is aspiral galaxy located in the constellationLeo. It is about 50 millionlight years from Earth, and estimated to be about 60,000 light years in diameter.William Herschel discovered it on 15 March 1784.[3]
The bright galaxy NGC 3810 demonstrates spiral structure similar to that ofMessier 77. The central part of the galaxy disk is of high surface brightness and features tightly wound spirals. Outside this disk lie more open arms with lower surface brightness.[4] The bright central region is thought to be forming many new stars and is outshining the outer areas of the galaxy by some margin. Further out, the galaxy displays strikingly rich dust clouds along its spiral arms. Hot young blue stars show up in giantclusters far from the centre and the arms are also littered with brightred giant stars.[5]
NGC 3810 forms a smallgroup of galaxies withNGC 3773, theNGC 3810 Group, which is part of theVirgo Supercluster.[6]
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Threesupernovae have been observed in NGC 3810:
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