| NGC 3864 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3864. | |
| Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 45m 15.7s [1] |
| Declination | 19° 23′ 32″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.023339 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6997 km/s [1] |
| Distance | 330 Mly (100 Mpc) [1] |
| Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.08 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa [1] |
| Size | ~85,000 ly (26.2 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.9 x 0.7 [1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 97-130, MCG 3-30-97, PGC 36620 [1] | |
NGC 3864 is a spiral galaxy located about 330 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Leo. [3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on March 23, 1884. [4] It is a member of the Leo Cluster. [5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3864. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3864". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ "NGC 3864". Retrieved 2018-07-30.
External links
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Media related to
NGC 3864 at Wikimedia Commons - NGC 3864 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
