NGC 3845 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 270 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] NGC 3845 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 17, 1831.[4] It is a member of the Leo Cluster[5][6][4] and is likely to be a low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN).[7]
| NGC 3845 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3845 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 44m 05.4s[1] |
| Declination | 19° 59′ 46″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018986[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5692 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 268 Mly (82.1 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.01[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0[1] |
| Size | ~78,900 ly (24.20 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.8 x 0.3[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 97-100, MCG 3-30-74, PGC 36470[1] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3845. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3845". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3800 - 3849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ "NGC 3845". Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ Sun, M.; Vikhlinin, A.; Forman, W.; Jones, C.; Murray, S. S. (2005). "The Survival and Destruction of X-Ray Coronae of Early-Type Galaxies in Rich Cluster Environments: A Case Study of A1367". The Astrophysical Journal. 619 (1): 169–177. arXiv:astro-ph/0408425. Bibcode:2005ApJ...619..169S. doi:10.1086/425298. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 16811452.
External links
editMedia related to NGC 3845 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 3845 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images