NGC 3873

NGC 3873 is an elliptical galaxy located about 300 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 8, 1864.[4][5] NGC 3873 is a member of the Leo Cluster.[6]

NGC 3873
SDSS image of NGC 3873 (center), and NGC 3875 (lower left).
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 45m 46.1s[1]
Declination19° 46′ 26″[1]
Redshift0.018126[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5434 km/s[1]
Distance302 Mly (92.7 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterLeo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)13.85[1]
Characteristics
TypeE[1]
Size~130,000 ly (40 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.5 x 1.3[1]
Other designations
CGCG 97-137, KCPG 300A, MCG 3-30-106, PGC 36670, UGC 6735[1]

On May 15, 2007 a type Ia supernova designated as SN 2007ci was discovered in NGC 3873.[7][8][9]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3873. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3873". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  4. Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010-08-19). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49010-8.
  5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  6. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  7. "Bright Supernovae - 2007". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  8. "SN 2007ci | Transient Name Server". wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  9. "2007ci - The Open Supernova Catalog". sne.space. Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-07-31.


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