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NGC 3873
SDSS image of NGC 3873 (center), and NGC 3875 (lower left).
Observation data ( J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension11h 45m 46.1s [1]
Declination19° 46′ 26″ [1]
Redshift0.018126 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5434 km/s [1]
Distance302  Mly (92.7  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)13.85 [1]
Characteristics
TypeE [1]
Size~130,000  ly (40  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size (V)1.5 x 1.3 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 97-137, KCPG 300A, MCG 3-30-106, PGC 36670, UGC 6735 [1]

NGC 3873 is an elliptical galaxy located about 300 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Leo. [3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 8, 1864. [4] [5] NGC 3873 is a member of the Leo Cluster. [6]

On May 15, 2007 a type Ia supernova designated as SN 2007ci was discovered in NGC 3873. [7] [8] [9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3873. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3873". 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. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  7. ^ "Bright Supernovae - 2007". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  8. ^ "SN 2007ci | Transient Name Server". wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  9. ^ "2007ci - The Open Supernova Catalog". sne.space. Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-07-31.

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