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NGC 3857
SDSS image of NGC 3857
Observation data ( J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension11h 44m 50.1s [1]
Declination19° 31′ 58″ [1]
Redshift0.020964 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity6285 km/s [1]
Distance294  Mly (90.2  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)15.1 [1]
Characteristics
TypeS0? [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]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3857. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3857". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  5. ^ "NGC 3857". Retrieved 2018-07-19.

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