NGC 3805

NGC 3805
SDSS image of NGC 3805.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 40m 41.7s[1]
Declination20° 20′ 35″[1]
Redshift0.022112[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity6629 km/s[1]
Distance327 Mly (100.4 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterLeo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)13.65[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0^-[1]
Size~145,400 ly (44.58 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.4 x 1.1[1]
Other designations
UGC 06642, CGCG 127-024, MCG +04-28-019, PGC 036224[1]

NGC 3805 is a lenticular galaxy located about 330 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 25, 1785.[4] NGC 3805 is a member of the Leo Cluster.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3805. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3805". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3800 - 3849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  5. ^ "NGC 3805". Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  6. ^ "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-07-09.