NGC 3844 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 11h 44m 00.8s[1] |
Declination | 20° 01′ 46″[1] |
Redshift | 0.022612[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6779 km/s[1] |
Distance | 320 Mly (97 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.85[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0/a[1] |
Size | ~136,000 ly (41.6 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.2 x 0.2[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 97-97, MCG 3-30-69, PGC 36481, UGC 6705[1] |
NGC 3844 is a lenticular galaxy located about 320 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 8, 1864.[4] NGC 3844 is a member of the Leo Cluster[5][6][4] and is likely to be a low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN).[7]