NGC 3875
Appearance
NGC 3875 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 11h 45m 49.4s[1] |
Declination | 19° 46′ 03″[1] |
Redshift | 0.023209[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6958 km/s[1] |
Distance | 324 Mly (99.3 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.9[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0/a[1] |
Size | ~98,000 ly (30 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.0 x 0.3[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 97-139, KCPG 300B, MCG 3-30-105, PGC 36675, UGC 6739[1] |
NGC 3875 is a lenticular galaxy located about 325 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785[4] and is a member of the Leo Cluster.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3875. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3875". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ "NGC 3875". Retrieved 2018-08-02.
External links
- Media related to NGC 3875 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 3875 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images