NGC 3857 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 11h 44m 50.1s [1] |
Declination | 19° 31′ 58″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.020964 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6285 km/s [1] |
Distance | 294 Mly (90.2 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.1 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0? [1] |
Size | ~93,000 ly (28.5 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.0 x 0.6 [1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 97-117, MCG 3-30-84, PGC 36548 [1] |
NGC 3857 is a lenticular galaxy located about 295 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Leo. [3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer by Édouard Stephan on March 23, 1884. [4] It is a member of the Leo Cluster. [5]