NGC 3857

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3857. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3857". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  5. ↑ "NGC 3857". Retrieved 2018-07-19.


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