Astronomy:NGC 3875
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Leo
| NGC 3875 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3875 (center), and NGC 3873 (upper right). | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 45m 49.4s[1] |
| Declination | 19° 46′ 03″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.023209[1] |
| Helio 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
- ↑ 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 3875. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+3875&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 3875". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC3875.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc38a.htm#3875.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+3875.
- ↑ "NGC 3875". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC++3875&NbIdent=query_hlinks&Coord=11+45+49.453+19+46+02.84&parents=4&submit=parents&hlinksdisplay=h_all.
External links
- NGC 3875 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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