NGC 3868 explained

NGC 3868
Epoch:J2000
Type:S0[1]
Dist Ly:92Mpc
H Radial V:6401 km/s
Z:0.021351
Appmag V:15.30
Size V:0.8 x 0.3
Constellation Name:Leo
Size:~30.7kpc (estimated)

NGC 3868 is a lenticular galaxy located about 300 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] NGC 3868 was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on March 23, 1884.[4] [5] It is a member of the Leo Cluster.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 3867 . 2018-07-31.
  2. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2018-07-31.
  3. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 3868. spider.seds.org. 2018-07-31.
  4. Book: Steinicke, Wolfgang. Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. 2010-08-19. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-139-49010-8. en.
  5. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899. cseligman.com. en-US. 2018-07-17.
  6. News: NGC 3868. 2018-07-31.

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