NGC 3614

NGC 3614
NGC 3614 by the 32-inch Schulman Telescope at Mount Lemmon Observatory
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension11h 18m 21.3533s
Declination45° 44′ 53.737″
Redshift0.007769 ± 0.000005
Heliocentric radial velocity2,329 ± 1 km/s
Distance120 ± 32 Mly (36.9 ± 9.8 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)11.6
Characteristics
TypeSAB(r)c
Apparent size (V)4.6 × 2.6
Other designations
UGC 6318, CGCG 242-019, MCG +08-21-015, PGC 34561

NGC 3614 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is located at a distance of about 120 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 3614 is about 150,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on February 5, 1788.