NGC 3875

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3875. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3875". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  5. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  6. ↑ "NGC 3875". Retrieved 2018-08-02.
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