NGC 2922 (also IRAS 09337+3755, MCG 6-21-57, UGC 5118 and PGC 27361) is a magnitude +14.0 irregular galaxy located 201 million light-years away in the constellation Leo Minor. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the M...
NGC 3237 (also MCG 7-22-3, UGC 5640 and PGC 30610) is a magnitude face-on +13.0 lenticular galaxy located 325 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at W...
NGC 3353 (also HARO 3, IRAS 10422+5613, MCG 9-18-22, UGC 5860 and PGC 32103) is a magnitude +12.4 spiral galaxy located 43 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum re...
NGC 3534 (also NGC 3534A, IRAS 11062+2652, MCG 5-26-62, UGC 6190 and PGC 33786) is a magnitude +14.3 spiral galaxy located 302 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. NGC 3534 forms an optical galaxy pair with the spiral galaxy NGC 3534B (UGC 6193, PGC 33782) The galaxy was discovered by R...
NGC 3609 (also MCG 5-27-43, UGC 6310 and PGC 34511) is a magnitude +13.3 face-on spiral galaxy located 371 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. The galaxy was discovered by Russian-American astronomer Otto Struve using a 38.1 cm (15 inch) refractor at the Pulkovo Observatory on the 1...
NGC 3619 (also IRAS 11164+5802, MCG 10-16-115, UGC 6330 and PGC 34641) is a magnitude +11.5 face-on spiral galaxy located 71 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculu...
NGC 3642 (also IRAS 11194+5920, MCG 10-16-128, UGC 6385 and PGC 34889) is a magnitude +10.8 face-on spiral galaxy located 79 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 specul...
NGC 3648 (also MCG 7-23-43, UGC 6389 and PGC 34908) is a magnitude +12.5 lenticular galaxy located 89 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough...
NGC 3669 (also IRAS 11226+5759, MCG 10-16-135, UGC 6431 and PGC 35113) is a magnitude +12.4 barred spiral galaxy located 89 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum...
NGC 3683 (also IRAS 11247+5709, MCG 10-16-143, UGC 6458 and PGC 35249) is a magnitude +12.5 face-on barred spiral galaxy located 79 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 s...
NGC 3958 (also MCG+10-17-098, UGC 6880 and PGC 37358) is a magnitude +12.6 barred spiral galaxy located 155 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Wi...
NGC 3963 (also IRAS 11523+5846, MCG 10-17-100, UGC 6884 and PGC 37386) is a magnitude +11.7 face-on barred spiral galaxy located 146 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13...
NGC 4042 is a magnitude +16.4 compact galaxy located 330 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point observatory in Sliema, Malta, on the 18th Marc...
NGC 4145 (also MCG+07-25-040, UGC 7154 and PGC 38693) is a magnitude +10.8 face-on barred spiral galaxy located 46 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum ref...
Title: Chandra's View of the Ram Pressure Stripped Galaxy M86 Authors: S. Randall, P. Nulsen, W. R. Forman, C. Jones, M. Machacek, S. S. Murray, B. Maughan We present results from a mosaic of nine Chandra observations of M86 (NGC 4406) and the surrounding field. We detect three main diffuse c...