NGC 3837 is an elliptical galaxy located about 290 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 26, 1785.[4] NGC 3837 is a member of the Leo Cluster.[5][6][4]
NGC 3837 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 11h 43m 56.4s[1] |
Declination | 19° 53′ 40″[1] |
Redshift | 0.020447[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6130 km/s[1] |
Distance | 287 Mly (88.1 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.25[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E[1] |
Size | ~129,000 ly (39.4 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.6 x 0.6[1] |
Other designations | |
ARAK 314, CGCG 97-89, MCG 3-30-68, PGC 36476, UGC 6701[1] |
See also
References
External links
- Media related to NGC 3837 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 3837 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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