NGC 3837

NGC 3837
SDSS image of NGC 3837.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 43m 56.4s[1]
Declination 19° 53′ 40″[1]
Redshift 0.020447[1]
Helio radial velocity 6130 km/s[1]
Distance 287 Mly (88.1 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.25[1]
Characteristics
Type E[1]
Size ~129,000 ly (39.4 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V) 0.6 x 0.6[1]
Other designations
ARAK 314, CGCG 97-89, MCG 3-30-68, PGC 36476, UGC 6701[1]

NGC 3837 is an elliptical galaxy located about 290 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 26, 1785.[4] NGC 3837 is a member of the Leo Cluster.[5][6][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3837. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3837". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  4. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3800 - 3849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  5. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  6. ↑ "NGC 3837". Retrieved 2018-07-11.
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