NGC 3875

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NGC 3875
SDSS NGC 3875 and NGC 3873.jpeg
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]
Helio 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3875. Retrieved 2018-08-01.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3875". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  5. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  6. ↑ "NGC 3875" . Retrieved 2018-08-02.


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