NGC 3844
| Galaxy NGC 3844 |
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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 00.8 s |
| declination | + 20 ° 01 ′ 46 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / a |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 28 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 1367 |
| Redshift | 0.022612 ± 0.000040 |
| Radial velocity | (6779 ± 12) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(301 ± 21) x 10 6 ly (92.2 ± 6.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | May 8, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3844 • UGC 6705 • PGC 36481 • CGCG 097-097 • MCG + 03-30-069 • 2MASX J11440075 + 2001453 • | |
| GALEX ASC J114400.90 + 200148.0 • LDCE 836 NED020 | |
NGC 3844 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 301 million light years from the Milky Way , about 105,000 ly in diameter, and is a member of the Leo cluster of galaxies Abell 1367 .
The galaxies NGC 3840 , NGC 3841 , NGC 3842 , NGC 3845 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest on May 8, 1864 .