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Results for object NGC 3738 (Arp 234)

Overview
Cross-IDs (20)
Coordinates (21)
Redshifts (11)
Distances (6)
Classifications (29)
Galaxy Extinctions
Notes (15)
Diameters (7)
Photometry & SED (58)
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POSS-II F (North), AAO-SES/SERC-ER (South), Red image
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Selected data and derived quantities for NGC 3738†. More information in the tabs above.
Cross-identifications				Essential note
NGC 3738; UGC 06565; ARP 234; KUG 1133+548; CGCG 268-060
Coordinates for Preferred Position
Equatorial (J2000)					Galactic
RA, Dec	RA, Dec [Deg]	Unc Semi-major,minor ["]	Unc PA [deg]	Reference	Lon, Lat [deg]
11h35m48.790s, +54d31m26.00s	173.953292, 54.523889	7.50E-01, 7.50E-01	0	20002MASX.2.......:	144.554630, 59.314937
Preferred Redshift & Derived Quantities [H₀ = km/sec/Mpc], Ωmatter = , Ωvacuum = ]					Redshift-independent Distances
z (Helio)	V (Helio) [km/s]	Reference	V (CMB) [km/s]	Hubble Distance (CMB) [Mpc]	# Measurements
0.00076 +/- 0.00001	229.041470 +/- 3.897302	1991RC3.9.C...0000d	405 +/- 13	5.55 +/- 0.43	6
Classifications
Object Type	Morphology	Reference	Activity Type	Reference	Other
G	Im	1991RC3.9.C...0000d	H2	2006A&A...455..773V	Irr HII
Quick-look Angular & Physical Diameters				Foreground Galactic Extinction (2011ApJ...737..103S)
Passband	Diameter ["]	Reference	Diameter [kpc]	A_λ [mag] V	A_λ [mag] K
POSS1 103a-O	210.00	1973UGC...C...0000N	4.14	0.028	0.003
Quick-look Photometry & Luminosities (brightest flux in each spectral region)
Spectral region	Band	Apparent mag or flux	Reference	Absolute Mag or νL_ν [W]	νL_ν [L_☉(bol)]
X-Ray
UV	NUV (GALEX) AB	13.45 +/- 0.03 mag	2011ApJS..192....6L	-14.48 +/- 0.63 [mag]	1.00E+08 +/- 2.55E+07
Visible	R_T (VATT)	10.956 +/- 0.018 mag	2005ApJ...630..784T	-16.97 +/- 0.63 [mag]	2.67E+08 +/- 6.77E+07
Near-IR	J_tot	10.37 mag	2005AJ....130.1593V	-1.76E+01 [mag]	1.40E+08
Far-IR	100 microns (IRAS)	3.523E+00 +/- 6 % Jy	1990IRASF.C...0000M	2.09E+34 +/- 5.42E+33 [W]	5.44E+07 +/- 1.41E+07
Radio	5000 MHz (NRAO)	0.037 +/- 0.010 Jy	1976ApJS...32..171S	3.66E+29 +/- 1.35E+29 [W]	9.52E+02 +/- 3.52E+02
†Derived quantities are based on the median redshift-independent distance when available, otherwise the preferred redshift is used with the selected cosmological parameters (which can be changed in search options).
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Cross-identifications for NGC 3738

Coordinates for NGC 3738

Preferred Position: 11h35m48.790s +54d31m26.00s Equatorial J2000.0 ()

Preferred Position of NGC 3738

Reference Frame	Longitude	Latitude	Longitude	Latitude	Uncertainty Ellipse (arcsec)
	Decimal Degrees	Decimal Degrees	Sexagesimal	Sexagesimal	Semimajor (a)	Semiminor (b)	PA (deg)
RA/Dec Equatorial (J2000.0)	173.953292	54.523889	11h35m48.790s	+54d31m26.00s	7.50E-01	7.50E-01	0
RA/Dec Equatorial (B1950.0)	173.268995	54.800482	11h33m04.559s	+54d48m01.73s	7.50E-01	7.50E-01	0
Galactic	144.554630	59.314937			7.50E-01	7.50E-01	0
Supergalactic	59.565104	1.789758			7.50E-01	7.50E-01	0
Ecliptic (J2000.0)	146.636480	46.289486			7.50E-01	7.50E-01	0
Ecliptic (B1950.0)	145.932075	46.286290			7.50E-01	7.50E-01	0

Measured Positions for NGC 3738

Redshifts and Derived Quantities for NGC 3738

Preferred Redshift: Z = 0.00076, H₀ = km/sec/Mpc, Ωmatter = , Ωvacuum =

Quantities Derived from Preferred Redshift for NGC 3738

Calculated and Corrected Velocities
Type	Velocities	Reference
V (Heliocentric)	229 ± 4 km/s	1991RC3.9.C...0000d
V (Kinematic LSR)	236 ± 4 km/s	1986MNRAS.221.1023K
V (Galactocentric GSR)	300 ± 5 km/s	1991RC3.9.C...0000d
V (Local Group)	310 ± 6 km/s	1996AJ....111..794K
V (3K CMB)	405 ± 13 km/s	1996ApJ...473..576F
V (Virgo Infall only)	329 ± 6 km/s	2000ApJ...529..786M
V (Virgo + GA only)	355 ± 7 km/s	2000ApJ...529..786M
V (Virgo + GA + Shapley)	357 ± 7 km/s	2000ApJ...529..786M
Hubble Flow Distance and Distance Modulus (where H₀ = km/sec/Mpc ± km/sec/Mpc)
Type	Distance	Modulus
D (Galactocentric GSR)	4.11 ± 0.30 Mpc	(m-M) = 28.07 ± 0.15 mag
D (Local Group)	4.25 ± 0.31 Mpc	(m-M) = 28.14 ± 0.15 mag
D (3K CMB)	5.55 ± 0.43 Mpc	(m-M) = 28.72 ± 0.16 mag
D (Virgo Infall only)	4.50 ± 0.32 Mpc	(m-M) = 28.27 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo + GA only)	4.86 ± 0.35 Mpc	(m-M) = 28.44 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo + GA + Shapley)	4.89 ± 0.35 Mpc	(m-M) = 28.45 ± 0.15 mag

Scale at Hubble Flow Distances
Type	Values
Scale (Galactocentric GSR)	20 pc/arcsec = 0.020 kpc/arcsec = 1.20 kpc/arcmin = 0.07 Mpc/degree
Scale (Local Group)	21 pc/arcsec = 0.021 kpc/arcsec = 1.24 kpc/arcmin = 0.07 Mpc/degree
Scale (3K CMB)	27 pc/arcsec = 0.027 kpc/arcsec = 1.61 kpc/arcmin = 0.10 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo Infall only)	22 pc/arcsec = 0.022 kpc/arcsec = 1.31 kpc/arcmin = 0.08 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo + GA only)	24 pc/arcsec = 0.024 kpc/arcsec = 1.41 kpc/arcmin = 0.08 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo + GA + Shapley)	24 pc/arcsec = 0.024 kpc/arcsec = 1.42 kpc/arcmin = 0.09 Mpc/degree
Cosmology-Corrected Quantities [H₀ = km/sec/Mpc, Ω_matter = , Ω_vacuum = ]
[Redshift 0.001351 as corrected to the ]
Type	Values
Luminosity Distance	5.55 Mpc (m-M) = 28.72 mag
Angular-Size Distance	5.54 (m-M) = 28.72 mag
Co-Moving Radial Distance	5.54 (m-M) = 28.72 mag
Co-Moving Tangential Distance	5.54 (m-M) = 28.72 mag
Co-Moving Volume	7.14e-07 Gpc^3
Light Travel-Time	0.018 Gyr
Age at Redshift 0.001351	13.281 Gyr
Age of Universe	13.299 Gyr
Scale (Cosmology Corrected)	27 pc/arcsec = 0.027 kpc/arcsec = 1.61 kpc/arcmin = 0.10 Mpc/degree
Surface Brightness Dimming	Flux Density per Unit Area = 0.99462; Magnitude per Unit Area = 0.005861 mag

Measured Redshifts of NGC 3738

Images for object NGC 3738 (Arp 234)

POSS-II F (North), AAO-SES/SERC-ER (South), Red image
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