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]
| NGC 3886 | |
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 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] |
| Heliocentric 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] | |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3886. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3886". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ "NGC 3886". Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to NGC 3886 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 3886 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
