NGC 3625
| NGC 3625 | |
|---|---|
NGC 3625 imaged by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11h 20m 31.2936s |
| Declination | +57° 46′ 53.526″ |
| Redshift | 0.006484±0.00000900 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,944±3 km/s |
| Distance | 123.74 ± 5.12 Mly (37.940 ± 1.569 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | NGC 3613 group (LGG 232) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.0g |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)b |
| Size | ~75,600 ly (23.18 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.73′ × 0.62′ |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS F11176+5803, 2MASX J11203125+5746527, UGC 6348, MCG +10-16-120, PGC 34718, CGCG 291-057 | |
NGC 3625 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2,102±11 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 101.1 ± 7.1 Mly (31.00 ± 2.18 Mpc). However, five non-redshift measurements give a farther mean distance of 123.74 ± 5.12 Mly (37.940 ± 1.569 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 8 April 1793.
NGC 3625 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.