NGC 3864 is a spiral galaxy located about 330 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on March 23, 1884.[4] It is a member of the Leo Cluster.[5]
| NGC 3864 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3864. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 45m 15.7s[1] |
| Declination | +19° 23′ 32″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.023339[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6997 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 330 Mly (100 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.08[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa[1] |
| Size | ~85,000 ly (26.2 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.9 x 0.7[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG +03-30-097, PGC 36620, CGCG 97-130[1] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3864. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3864". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ "NGC 3864". Retrieved 2018-07-30.
External links
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Media related to NGC 3864 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 3864 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
