NGC 3886

NGC 3886
SDSS image of NGC 3886.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 47m 05.6s[1]
Declination19° 50′ 14″[1]
Redshift0.019667[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5896 km/s[1]
Distance280 Mly (85 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterLeo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.11[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0^-[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]

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3886. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3886". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  5. ^ "NGC 3886". Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  6. ^ 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.