NGC 3868

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3867. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3868". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  4. ↑ Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010-08-19). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139490108.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  6. ↑ "NGC 3868". Retrieved 2018-07-31.
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