NGC 3841

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NGC 3841
NGC3841 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 3841
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 44m 02.1s [1]
Declination 19° 58′ 19″ [1]
Redshift 0.021201 [1]
Helio radial velocity 6356 km/s [1]
Distance 297  Mly (91.1  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.59 [1]
Characteristics
Type E-S0 [2]
Size~69,000  ly (21.1  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.7 x 0.7 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 97-96, MCG 3-30-73, PGC 36469 [1]

NGC 3841 is an elliptical or lenticular galaxy [2] located about 300 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Leo. [4] It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 25, 1827 [5] is a member of the Leo Cluster. [5] [6] [7]

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On November 17, 2006 a type Ia supernova designated as SN 2006oq [8] [9] was found near NGC 3841. However it was not associated with the galaxy. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3841. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  2. 1 2 "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3841". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  5. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3800 - 3849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  6. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  7. ↑ "NGC 3841" . Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  8. ↑ "SN 2006oq | Transient Name Server". wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  9. ↑ "2006oq - The Open Supernova Catalog". sne.space. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  10. ↑ "Bright Supernovae - 2006". rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-14.


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