NGC 3844

NGC 3844 is a lenticular galaxy located about 320 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 8, 1864.[4] NGC 3844 is a member of the Leo Cluster[5][6][4] and is likely to be a low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN).[7]

NGC 3844
SDSS image of NGC 3844.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension 11h 44m 00.8s[1]
Declination20° 01′ 46″[1]
Redshift0.022612[1]
Helio radial velocity6779 km/s[1]
Distance320 Mly (97 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterLeo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.85[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0/a[1]
Size~136,000 ly (41.6 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.2 x 0.2[1]
Other designations
CGCG 97-97, MCG 3-30-69, PGC 36481, UGC 6705[1]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3844. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3844". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3800 - 3849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  5. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  6. "NGC 3844". Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  7. Sun, M.; Vikhlinin, A.; Forman, W.; Jones, C.; Murray, S. S. (2005). "The Survival and Destruction of X-Ray Coronae of Early-Type Galaxies in Rich Cluster Environments: A Case Study of A1367". The Astrophysical Journal. 619 (1): 169–177. arXiv:astro-ph/0408425. Bibcode:2005ApJ...619..169S. doi:10.1086/425298. ISSN 0004-637X.
  • Media related to NGC 3844 at Wikimedia Commons


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