NGC 3857

NGC 3857
SDSS image of NGC 3857
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 44m 50.1s[1]
Declination19° 31′ 58″[1]
Redshift0.020964[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity6285 km/s[1]
Distance294 Mly (90.2 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterLeo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)15.1[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0?[1]
Size~93,000 ly (28.5 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.0 x 0.6[1]
Other designations
CGCG 97-117, MCG 3-30-84, PGC 36548[1]

NGC 3857 is a lenticular galaxy located about 295 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer by Édouard Stephan on March 23, 1884.[4] It is a member of the Leo Cluster.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3857. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3857". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  5. ^ "NGC 3857". Retrieved 2018-07-19.