Astronomy:NGC 3857
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Leo
| NGC 3857 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3857 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 44m 50.1s[1] |
| Declination | 19° 31′ 58″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020964[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 6285 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 294 Mly (90.2 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.1[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0?[1] |
| Size | ~93,000 ly (28.5 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.0 x 0.6[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 97-117, MCG 3-30-84, PGC 36548[1] | |
NGC 3857 is a lenticular galaxy located about 295 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer by Édouard Stephan on March 23, 1884.[4] It is a member of the Leo Cluster.[5]
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 3857. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+3857&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 3857". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC3857.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc38a.htm#3857.
- ↑ "NGC 3857". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC++3857&NbIdent=query_hlinks&Coord=11+44+50.1467793997+19+31+58.231627678&parents=5&submit=parents&siblings=583&hlinksdisplay=h_all.
External links
- NGC 3857 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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