NGC 3864

NGC 3864
SDSS image of NGC 3864.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 45m 15.7s[1]
Declination 19° 23′ 32″[1]
Redshift 0.023339[1]
Helio radial velocity 6997 km/s[1]
Distance 330 Mly (100 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.08[1]
Characteristics
Type Sa[1]
Size ~85,000 ly (26.2 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V) 0.9 x 0.7[1]
Other designations
CGCG 97-130, MCG 3-30-97, PGC 36620[1]

NGC 3864 is a spiral galaxy located about 330 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer 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 3864. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3864". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  5. ↑ "NGC 3864". Retrieved 2018-07-30.
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