NGC 3886

NGC 3886
SDSS image of NGC 3886.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 47m 05.6s[1]
Declination 19° 50′ 14″[1]
Redshift 0.019667[1]
Helio radial velocity 5896 km/s[1]
Distance 280 Mly (85 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.11[1]
Characteristics
Type S0^-[1]
Size ~160,000 ly (49 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.2 x 0.9[1]
Other designations
CGCG 97-147, MCG 3-30-111, PGC 36756, UGC 6760[1]

NGC 3886 is a lenticular galaxy galaxy located about 280 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 9, 1864.[4] The galaxy 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 3886. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3886". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  5. ↑ "NGC 3886". Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  6. ↑ 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.
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