NGC 3949 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It is believed to be approximately 50 million light-years away from the Earth. NGC 3949 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.[2][3][4]
| NGC 3949 | |
|---|---|
 A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 3949 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11h 53m 41.4s[1] |
| Declination | +47° 51′ 31.6″[1] |
| Redshift | 800 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 50 million light-years[citation needed] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)bc[1] |
| Size | 50,000 ly (diameter) |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.9′ × 1.7′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 6869,[1] PGC 37290[1] | |
The type II supernova SN 2000db is the only supernova that has been observed within NGC 3949.[1]
References
External links
Media related to NGC 3949 at Wikimedia Commons
