NGC 3860 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 11h 44m 49.1s[1] |
Declination | 19° 47′ 42″[1] |
Redshift | 0.018663[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5595 km/s[1] |
Distance | 340 Mly (105 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.22[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sa[1] |
Mass | ~3.7×1011[2] M☉ |
Size | ~133,000 ly (40.7 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.0 x 0.5[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 97-120, IRAS 11422+2003, MCG 3-30-88, PGC 36577, UGC 6718[1] |
NGC 3860 is a spiral galaxy[3] located about 340 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Leo.[5] NGC 3860 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785.[6] The galaxy is a member of the Leo Cluster[7][8] and is a low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN).[9][10] Gavazzi et al. however classified NGC 3860 as a strong AGN which may have been triggered by a supermassive black hole in the center of the galaxy.[11]