NGC 3851

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NGC 3851
NGC3851 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 3851
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 44m 20.4s [1]
Declination 19° 58′ 51″ [1]
Redshift 0.021365 [1]
Helio radial velocity 6405 km/s [1]
Distance 300  Mly (92  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.1 [1]
Characteristics
Type E/S0 [1]
Size~78,000  ly (24  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.25 × 0.2 [1]
Other designations
ARAK 316, CGCG 97-106, MCG 3-30-77, PGC 36516 [1]

NGC 3851 is an elliptical or lenticular galaxy located about 300 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Leo. [3] It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on February 24, 1827 [4] and is a member of the Leo Cluster. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3851. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3851". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  5. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  6. ↑ "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-07-17.


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