| NGC 3859 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3859. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 44m 52.2s[1] |
| Declination | 19° 27′ 15″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018239[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5468 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 295 Mly (90.4 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.76[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S? 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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- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NGC 3859". Retrieved 2018-07-21.