NGC 3859

NGC 3859
SDSS image of NGC 3859.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 44m 52.2s[1]
Declination19° 27′ 15″[1]
Redshift0.018239[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5468 km/s[1]
Distance295 Mly (90.4 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterLeo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.76[1]
Characteristics
TypeS? pec[1]
Size~135,000 ly (41.5 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.2 x 0.3[1]
Other designations
CGCG 97-122, IRAS 11423+1943, MCG 3-30-91, PGC 36582, UGC 6721[1]

NGC 3859 is a spiral galaxy[2] located about 295 million light-years away in the constellation Leo.[3] It was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on March 23, 1884.[4] The galaxy is a member of the Leo Cluster.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3859". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  5. ^ Yagi, Masafumi; Yoshida, Michitoshi; Gavazzi, Giuseppe; Komiyama, Yutaka; Kashikawa, Nobunari; Sadanori Okamura (2017). "Extended Ionized Gas Clouds in the Abell 1367 Cluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 839 (1): 65. arXiv:1703.10301. Bibcode:2017ApJ...839...65Y. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aa68e3. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 119210351.
  6. ^ "NGC 3859". Retrieved 2018-07-21.