NGC 3875
| Galaxy NGC 3875 |
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![with NGC 3873 & LEDA 197639, [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3875_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| with NGC 3873 & LEDA 197639 , 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 49.4 s |
| declination | + 19 ° 46 ′ 03 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / a / PAS |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 87 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 1367 WBL 353-067 |
| Redshift | 0.023209 ± 0.000060 |
| Radial velocity | 6958 ± 18 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(309 ± 22) · 10 6 ly (94.6 ± 6.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 27, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3875 • UGC 6739 • PGC 36675 • CGCG 097-139 • MCG + 03-30-105 • 2MASX J11454945 + 1946028 • GC 2543 • H III 387 • GALEXASC J114549.38 + 194602.4 • HOLM 289B • LDCE 836 NED042 | |
NGC 3875 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 309 million light years from the Milky Way , has a diameter of about 90,000 ly, and is a member of the Leo galaxy cluster Abell 1367 .
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 3860 , NGC 3862 , NGC 3873 , IC 2955 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 27, 1785 .