NGC 3837

NGC 3837
SDSS image of NGC 3837.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 43m 56.4s[1]
Declination19° 53′ 40″[1]
Redshift0.020447[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity6130 km/s[1]
Distance287 Mly (88.1 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterLeo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.25[1]
Characteristics
TypeE[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]

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]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3837. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3837". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  4. ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3800 - 3849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  5. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  6. ^ "NGC 3837". Retrieved 2018-07-11.