| NGC 3843 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 3843 from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 11h 43m 54.6s |
| Declination | +07° 55′ 34″ |
| Redshift | 0.019707 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,854 km/s |
| Distance | 270 million light-years (83.2 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.5 |
| Surface brightness | 12.4 mag/arcmin2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0-a |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.9′ × 0.4′ |
| Notable features | Lenticular galaxy in Virgo Cluster |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 36471, UGC 6699, MCG +1-30-11, CGCG 40-34 | |
NGC 3843 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo, first cataloged by the German-British astronomer William Herschel. Classified as type S0-a, it shows characteristics intermediate between elliptical and spiral galaxies, without prominent spiral arms. The galaxy has a visual magnitude of approximately 13.5, making it relatively faint and challenging to observe without larger telescopes. With an angular size of about 0.9 by 0.4 arcminutes, NGC 3843 is around 270 million light-years from Earth, determined by its redshift of 0.0197.