| NGC 3844 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 3844 | |
| Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 44m 00.8s [1] |
| Declination | 20° 01′ 46″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.022612 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6779 km/s [1] |
| Distance | 320 Mly (97 Mpc) [1] |
| Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.85 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/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] | |
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3844. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3844". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3800 - 3849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- ^ "NGC 3844". Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- ^ 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. S2CID 16811452.
External links
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Media related to
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