NGC 3868 is a lenticular galaxy located about 300 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] NGC 3868 was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on March 23, 1884.[4][5] It is a member of the Leo Cluster.[6]
| NGC 3868 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3868. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 45m 29.9s[1] |
| Declination | 19° 26′ 41″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.021351[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6401 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 300 Mly (92 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.30[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Size | ~100,000 ly (30.7 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.8 x 0.3[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG +03-30-104, PGC 36638, CGCG 097-135[1] | |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3867. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3868". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ "NGC 3868". Retrieved 2018-07-31.
External links
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Media related to NGC 3868 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 3868 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
