NGC 3900 explained

Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Leo
H Radial V:	1797 km/s
Z:	0.006012
Type:	SA(r)0^+^[1]
Appmag V:	11.44
Appmag B:	12.29^[2]
Names:	^[3]

NGC 3900 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Leo constellation.^[4] It was discovered by William Herschel in 1785. It is estimated to be about 95 to 100 light-years away from Earth.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11532.x. The stellar mass distribution in early-type disc galaxies: Surface photometry and bulge–disc decompositions. 2007. Noordermeer. E.. Van Der Hulst. J. M.. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 376. 4. 1480–1512. astro-ph/0701730. 2007MNRAS.376.1480N. 15434179.
2. Web site: Search specification: NGC 3900. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2022-03-29.
3. NGC 3900. 2022-03-29.
4. Web site: NGC 3900 - Lenticular Galaxy in Leo | TheSkyLive.com. theskylive.com.
5. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: 3900 - 3949. cseligman.com.
6. Book: Concise Catalog of Deep-Sky Objects: Astrophysical Information for 550 Galaxies, Clusters and Nebulae. 9783319031705. 269. 4 June 2014. Springer.