NGC 3873
| Galaxy NGC 3873 |
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![with NGC 3875 (right) & LEDA 197639 (left), [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3873_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| with NGC 3875 (right) & LEDA 197639 (left), SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 45 m 46.1 s |
| declination | + 19 ° 46 ′ 26 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 95 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 1367 LGG 249 |
| Redshift | 0.018126 ± 0.000028 |
| Radial velocity | (5434 ± 8) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(241 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (73.8 ± 5.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | May 8, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3873 • UGC 6735 • PGC 36670 • CGCG 097-137 • MCG + 03-30-106 • 2MASX J11454612 + 1946258 • GALEX ASC J114546.13 + 194626.4 • HOLM 289A • LDCE 836 NED041 | |
NGC 3873 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E1 in Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 241 million light years from the Milky Way , has a diameter of about 105,000 ly, and is a member of the Leo galaxy cluster Abell 1367 .
The galaxies NGC 3860 , NGC 3862 , NGC 3875 , IC 2955 are located in the same area of the sky .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2007ci was observed here.
The object was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest on May 8, 1864 .