NGC 3925

NGC 3925
SDSS image of NGC 3925.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 51m 20.9s[1]
Declination21° 53′ 21″[1]
Redshift0.026482[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity7939 km/s[1]
Distance370 Mly (113 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.3[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB0/a[1]
Size~128,000 ly (39.3 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.65 x 0.45[1]
Other designations
PGC 037078, MCG +04-28-071[1]

NGC 3925 is a barred[2] lenticular galaxy[3][2] and a ring galaxy[2] located about 370 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on February 19, 1863.[4]

NGC 3925 is classified as a "PAS galaxy" because it contains mostly old stars, with no observable star formation activity. NGC 3925 is also a member of the Coma Supercluster.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3925. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  2. ^ a b c "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  3. ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3900 - 3949". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  5. ^ Gavazzi, Giuseppe; Savorgnan, Giulia; Fumagalli, Mattia (October 2011). "The complete census of optically selected AGNs in the Coma Supercluster: the dependence of AGN activity on the local environment". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 534: A31. arXiv:1107.3702. Bibcode:2011A&A...534A..31G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117461. ISSN 0004-6361.