Astronomy:NGC 3868
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Leo
| NGC 3868 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3868. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 45m 29.9s[1] |
| Declination | 19° 26′ 41″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.021351[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 6401 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 300 Mly (92 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.30[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Size | ~100,000 ly (30.7 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.8 x 0.3[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 97-135, MCG 3-30-104, PGC 36638[1] | |
NGC 3868 is a lenticular galaxy located about 300 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] NGC 3868 was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on March 23, 1884.[4][5] It is a member of the Leo Cluster.[6]
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 3867. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+3868&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 3868". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC3868.
- ↑ Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010-08-19) (in en). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49010-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=wyWjVWYWoO8C&pg=PA640.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc38a.htm#3868.
- ↑ "NGC 3868". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC++3868&NbIdent=query_hlinks&Coord=11+45+29.9434646779+19+26+40.774096783&parents=5&submit=parents&hlinksdisplay=h_all.
External links
- NGC 3868 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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