NGC 3841
| Galaxy NGC 3841 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 44 m 02.1 s |
| declination | + 19 ° 58 ′ 19 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 95 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 1367 |
| Redshift | 0.021201 ± 0.000022 |
| Radial velocity | 6356 ± 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(282 ± 20) x 10 6 ly (86.4 ± 6.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 25, 1827 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3841 • PGC 36469 • CGCG 097-096 • MCG + 03-30-073 • 2MASX J11440217 + 1958183 • GALEXASC J114402.40 + 195818.4 • LEDA 36469 • LDCE 836 NED022 | |
NGC 3841 is a spiral galaxy from the Hubble type S in Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 282 million light years away from the Milky Way , has a diameter of about 60,000 ly, and is a member of the Leo galaxy cluster Abell 1367 .
The galaxies NGC 3837 , NGC 3842 , NGC 3844 , NGC 3845 are in the same area of the sky .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2006oq was observed here.
The object was discovered by John Herschel on March 25, 1827 .