NGC 3873

NGC 3873
SDSS image of NGC 3873 (center), and NGC 3875 (lower left).
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	11h 45m 46.1s [1]
Declination	19° 46′ 26″ [1]
Redshift	0.018126 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5434 km/s [1]
Distance	302  Mly (92.7  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster	Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)	13.85 [1]
Characteristics
Type	E [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]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3873:

• SN 2007ci (Type Ia, mag. 17.5) was discovered by Tim Puckett and T. Crowley on 15 May 2007. ^{[7] [8]}

See also

• NGC 3842

References

1. "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. "SN 2007ci". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
8. "Bright Supernovae - 2007". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-31.

External links

• Media related to NGC 3873 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 3873 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images