NGC 3857 explained

NGC 3857
Epoch:J2000
Type:S0?[1]
Dist Ly:90.2Mpc
H Radial V:6285 km/s
Z:0.020964
Appmag V:15.1
Size V:1.0 x 0.6
Constellation Name:Leo
Names:CGCG 97-117, MCG 3-30-84, PGC 36548
Size:~28.5kpc (estimated)

NGC 3857 is a lenticular galaxy located about 295 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer by Édouard Stephan on March 23, 1884.[4] It is a member of the Leo Cluster.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 3857 . 2018-07-19.
  2. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2018-07-19.
  3. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 3857. spider.seds.org. 2018-07-19.
  4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899. cseligman.com. en-US. 2018-07-17.
  5. News: NGC 3857. 2018-07-19.