| NGC 3875 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3875 (center), and
NGC 3873 (upper right). | |
| Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 45m 49.4s [1] |
| Declination | 19° 46′ 03″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.023209 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6958 km/s [1] |
| Distance | 324 Mly (99.3 Mpc) [1] |
| Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.9 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a [1] |
| Size | ~98,000 ly (30 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.0 x 0.3 [1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 97-139, KCPG 300B, MCG 3-30-105, PGC 36675, UGC 6739 [1] | |
NGC 3875 is a lenticular galaxy located about 325 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Leo. [3] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785 [4] and is a member of the Leo Cluster. [5] [6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3875. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3875". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ "NGC 3875". Retrieved 2018-08-02.
External links
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Media related to
NGC 3875 at Wikimedia Commons - NGC 3875 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
