NGC 3837

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NGC 3837
SDSS NGC 3837.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 3837.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 43m 56.4s [1]
Declination 19° 53′ 40″ [1]
Redshift 0.020447 [1]
Helio radial velocity 6130 km/s [1]
Distance 287  Mly (88.1  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.25 [1]
Characteristics
Type E [1]
Size~129,000  ly (39.4  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.6 x 0.6 [1]
Other designations
ARAK 314, CGCG 97-89, MCG 3-30-68, PGC 36476, UGC 6701 [1]

NGC 3837 is an elliptical galaxy located about 290 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Leo. [3] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 26, 1785. [4] NGC 3837 is a member of the Leo Cluster. [5] [6] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3837. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3837". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  4. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3800 - 3849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  5. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  6. ↑ "NGC 3837" . Retrieved 2018-07-11.


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