NGC 3867 explained
NGC 3867 |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Type: | Sab[1] |
Dist Ly: | 107Mpc[2] |
H Radial V: | 7520 km/s |
Z: | 0.025084 |
Appmag V: | 14.20 |
Size V: | 1.5 x 0.6 |
Constellation Name: | Leo |
Size: | ~51kpc (estimated) |
NGC 3867 is a spiral galaxy[3] located about 350 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Leo.[5] It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan[6] on 23 March 1884, [7] and is a member of the Leo Cluster.[8] [9]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: HyperLeda Database . Results for NGC 3867 . 2018-07-30.
- Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 3867 . 2018-07-30.
- Web site: HyperLeda -object description. leda.univ-lyon1.fr. 2018-07-31.
- Web site: Your NED Search Results . ned.ipac.caltech.edu . 2018-07-31.
- Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 3867 . spider.seds.org . 2018-07-31.
- Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899 . cseligman.com . en-US . 2018-07-17.
- 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.
- Web site: Detailed Object Classifications . ned.ipac.caltech.edu . 2018-07-31.
- News: NGC 3867 . 2018-07-31.