NGC 3851

NGC 3851 is an elliptical or lenticular galaxy located about 300 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on February 24, 1827[4] and is a member of the Leo Cluster.[5][6]

NGC 3851
SDSS image of NGC 3851
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	11h 44m 20.4s[1]
Declination	19° 58′ 51″[1]
Redshift	0.021365[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	6405 km/s[1]
Distance	300 Mly (92 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.1[1]
Characteristics
Type	E/S0[1]
Size	~78,000 ly (24 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.25 × 0.2[1]
Other designations
ARAK 316, CGCG 97-106, MCG 3-30-77, PGC 36516[1]