Astronomy:NGC 3844
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Leo
| NGC 3844 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3844 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 44m 00.8s[1] |
| Declination | 20° 01′ 46″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.022612[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 6779 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 320 Mly (97 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.85[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a[1] |
| Size | ~136,000 ly (41.6 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.2 x 0.2[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 97-97, MCG 3-30-69, PGC 36481, UGC 6705[1] | |
NGC 3844 is a lenticular galaxy located about 320 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 8, 1864.[4] NGC 3844 is a member of the Leo Cluster[5][6][4] and is likely to be a low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN).[7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3844. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+3844&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3844". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC3844.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3800 - 3849" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc38.htm#3844.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+3844.
- ↑ "NGC 3844". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC++3844&NbIdent=query_hlinks&Coord=11+44+00.7956923889+20+01+45.566197079&parents=5&submit=parents&siblings=583&hlinksdisplay=h_all.
- ↑ Sun, M.; Vikhlinin, A.; Forman, W.; Jones, C.; Murray, S. S. (2005). "The Survival and Destruction of X-Ray Coronae of Early-Type Galaxies in Rich Cluster Environments: A Case Study of A1367" (in en). The Astrophysical Journal 619 (1): 169–177. doi:10.1086/425298. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode: 2005ApJ...619..169S. http://stacks.iop.org/0004-637X/619/i=1/a=169.
External links
- NGC 3844 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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