NGC 3902

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NGC 3902
NGC3902 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 3902
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 49m 18.746s [1]
Declination +26° 07′ 17.50″ [1]
Redshift 0.01199 [2]
Helio radial velocity 3573 km/s [2]
Distance 188.6  Mly (57.81  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (B)13.99 [4]
Characteristics
Type SAB(s)bc: [5]
Other designations
UGC 6790, MCG +04-28-055, PGC 36923 [2]

NGC 3902 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on April 6, 1785, by William Herschel and observed on February 19, 1827, by John Herschel. [6] It is estimated to be 180 to 185 million light-years away, and its redshift-independent distance estimates to about 185 to 240 million light-years. It is around 75,000 light-years in diameter. [7] [6]

NGC 3902 is one galaxy within the NGC 3902 group (or LGG 254), a group of galaxies in Leo; the other galaxies of which are NGC 3920, NGC 3944, UGC 6806 and UGC 6807.

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