NGC 3886

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NGC 3886
SDSS NGC 3886.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 3886.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 47m 05.6s [1]
Declination 19° 50′ 14″ [1]
Redshift 0.019667 [1]
Helio radial velocity 5896 km/s [1]
Distance 280  Mly (85  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.11 [1]
Characteristics
Type S0^- [1]
Size~160,000  ly (49  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.2 x 0.9 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 97-147, MCG 3-30-111, PGC 36756, UGC 6760 [1]

NGC 3886 is a lenticular galaxy located about 280 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Leo. [3] It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 9, 1864. [4] The galaxy 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 3886. Retrieved 2018-08-09.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3886". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  5. ↑ "NGC 3886" . Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  6. ↑ 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.


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