NGC 3805
NGC 3805 is a lenticular galaxy located about 330 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 25, 1785.[4] NGC 3805 is a member of the Leo Cluster.[5][6]
NGC 3805 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 3805. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 11h 40m 41.7s[1] |
Declination | 20° 20′ 35″[1] |
Redshift | 0.022112[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 6629 km/s[1] |
Distance | 327 Mly (100.4 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.65[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0^-[1] |
Size | ~145,400 ly (44.58 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.4 x 1.1[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 06642, CGCG 127-024, MCG +04-28-019, PGC 036224[1] |
See also
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3805. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3805". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3800 - 3849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- "NGC 3805". Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
External links
- Media related to NGC 3805 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 3805 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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