NGC 3837 is an elliptical galaxy located about 290 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 26, 1785.[4] NGC 3837 is a member of the Leo Cluster.[5][6][4]
| NGC 3837 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3837. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 43m 56.4s[1] |
| Declination | 19° 53′ 40″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020447[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6130 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 287 Mly (88.1 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.25[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[1] |
| Size | ~129,000 ly (39.4 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.6 x 0.6[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ARAK 314, CGCG 97-89, MCG 3-30-68, PGC 36476, UGC 6701[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 3837. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3837". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3800 - 3849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- ^ "NGC 3837". Retrieved 2018-07-11.
External links
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Media related to NGC 3837 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 3837 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
