NGC 3867
| Galaxy NGC 3867 |
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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 45 m 29.6 s |
| declination | + 19 ° 24 ′ 01 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / PAS |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 173 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 1367 |
| Redshift | 0.025084 +/- 0.000040 |
| Radial velocity | 7520 +/- 12 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(334 ± 23) x 10 6 ly (102.3 ± 7.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Édouard Stephan |
| Discovery date | March 23, 1881 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3867 • UGC 6731 • PGC 36649 • CGCG 097-134 • MCG + 03-30-103 • 2MASX J11452963 + 1924007 • GALEX ASC J114529.60 + 192403.7 • LDCE 836 NED039 • LEDA 36649 | |
NGC 3867 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 334 million light-years away from the Milky Way , about 150,000 ly in diameter, and is a member of the Leo cluster of galaxies Abell 1367 .
The galaxies NGC 3857 , NGC 3859 , NGC 3864 , NGC 3868 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on March 23, 1881 by Édouard Stephan .