NGC 3917
NGC 3917 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3917:
| NGC: | NGC 3917 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.77 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.06 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:50:45.43 |
| Declination: | 51:49:28.80 |
| Major axis: | 4.61 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.03 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 76° |
| Radial velocity: | 907 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00303 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS