NGC 3867 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 3867. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 11 45 29.6 |
Declination | 19° 24′ 01″ |
Redshift | 0.025084 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 7520 km/s |
Distance | 350 Mly (107 Mpc) |
Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.20 |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sab |
Size | ~170,000 ly (51 kpc) (estimated) |
Apparent size (V) | 1.5 x 0.6 |
Other designations | |
UGC 6731, MCG +03-30-103, PGC 36649, CGCG 097-134 |
NGC 3867 is a spiral galaxy located about 350 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 23 March 1884, and is a member of the Leo Cluster.
See also
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3867. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- "HyperLeda Database". Results for NGC 3867. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3867". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- 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.
- "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- "NGC 3867". Retrieved 2018-07-31.
External links
- [REDACTED] Media related to NGC 3867 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 3867 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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