NGC 3868

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]

NGC 3868
SDSS image of NGC 3868.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension 11h 45m 29.9s[1]
Declination19° 26′ 41″[1]
Redshift0.021351[1]
Helio radial velocity6401 km/s[1]
Distance300 Mly (92 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterLeo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)15.30[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[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]

See also

References
  1. "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 978-1-139-49010-8.
  5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  6. "NGC 3868". Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  • Media related to NGC 3868 at Wikimedia Commons


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