NGC 3820
| Galaxy NGC 3820 |
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![NGC 3820 with 2MASX J11420497 + 1021267 [1] (below), SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3820_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 3820 with 2MASX J11420497 + 1021267 (below), SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 42 m 04.9 s |
| declination | + 10 ° 23 ′ 03 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 35 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 350-003 HCG 58 |
| Redshift | 0.020355 ± 0.000110 |
| Radial velocity | 6102 ± 33 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(269 ± 19) · 10 6 ly (82.4 ± 5.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | April 29, 1865 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3820 • PGC 36308 • CGCG 068-031 • MCG + 02-30-014 • 2MASX J11420490 + 1023027 • HCG 58E • NSA 48618 | |
NGC 3820 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble-type Sbc in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 269 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 55,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 3817 , NGC 3819 , NGC 3822 , NGC 3825 .
The object was discovered on April 29, 1865 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest .