NGC 3985 | |
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Observation data | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 11h 56m 42s |
Declination | +48° 20’ 02” |
Redshift | 0.003163 |
Distance | 46.1 ± 13.5 Mly (14.1 ± 4.1 Mpc) [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.6 |
Surface brightness | 21.62 mag/arcsec2[ citation needed] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(s)m [1] |
Size | 17,700 ly [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3′ × 0.8′ [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 37542, UGC 6921, MCG 8-22-45, CGCG 243-31, IRAS 11541+4836, ARAK 334, KCPG 310 |
NGC 3985 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It is located at a distance of circa 45 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 3726 is about 18,000 light years across. [1] NGC 3985 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the Northern Hemisphere. [2] The galaxy appears to have one spiral arm. [3]
NGC 3985 belongs in the NGC 3877 group, [4] which is part of the south Ursa Major groups, part of the Virgo Supercluster. [5] Other galaxies in the same group are NGC 3726, NGC 3893, NGC 3896, NGC 3906, NGC 3928, NGC 3949, and NGC 4010. [4]