NGC 3841

NGC 3841 is an elliptical or a lenticular galaxy[2] located about 300 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Leo.[4] It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 25, 1827[5] is a member of the Leo Cluster.[5][6][7]

NGC 3841
SDSS image of NGC 3841. The halo of the galaxy NGC 3842 can be seen at the bottom of the image.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension 11h 44m 02.1s[1]
Declination19° 58′ 19″[1]
Redshift0.021201[1]
Helio radial velocity6356 km/s[1]
Distance297 Mly (91.1 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterLeo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.59[1]
Characteristics
TypeE-S0[2]
Size~69,000 ly (21.1 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.7 x 0.7[1]
Other designations
CGCG 97-96, MCG 3-30-73, PGC 36469[1]

On November 17, 2006 a type Ia supernova designated as SN 2006oq[8][9] was found near NGC 3841. However it was not associated with the galaxy.[10]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3841. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  2. "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  4. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3841". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3800 - 3849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  6. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  7. "NGC 3841". Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  8. "SN 2006oq | Transient Name Server". wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  9. "2006oq - The Open Supernova Catalog". sne.space. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  10. dbishopx@gmail.com. "Bright Supernovae - 2006". rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  • Media related to NGC 3841 at Wikimedia Commons


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