NGC 3900
Galaxy in the constellation of Leo
| NGC 3900 | |
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 SDSS image of NGC 3900 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 49m 09.45631s[1] |
| Declination | +27° 01′ 19.2764″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006012[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1797 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 84 Mly (25.9 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.44[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.29[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(r)0+[3] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 6786, MCG +05-28-034, PGC 36914[2] | |
NGC 3900 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Leo constellation.[5] It was discovered by William Herschel in 1785. It is estimated to be about 95 to 100 light-years away from Earth.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ a b c "NGC 3900". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ a b Noordermeer, E.; Van Der Hulst, J. M. (2007). "The stellar mass distribution in early-type disc galaxies: Surface photometry and bulge–disc decompositions". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 376 (4): 1480–1512. arXiv:astro-ph/0701730. Bibcode:2007MNRAS.376.1480N. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11532.x. S2CID 15434179.
- ^ a b "Search specification: NGC 3900". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "NGC 3900 - Lenticular Galaxy in Leo | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: 3900 - 3949". cseligman.com.
- ^ Concise Catalog of Deep-Sky Objects: Astrophysical Information for 550 Galaxies, Clusters and Nebulae. Springer. 4 June 2014. p. 269. ISBN 9783319031705.
External links
Media related to NGC 3900 at Wikimedia Commons
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