NGC 3821 (original) (raw)

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Spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo

NGC 3821
SDSS image of NGC 3821.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 42m 09.1s[1]
Declination 20° 18′ 56″[1]
Redshift 0.019227[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 5764 km/s[1]
Distance 271 Mly (83.1 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.7[1]
Characteristics
Type (R)SAB(s)ab[1]
Size ~123,000 ly (37.7 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.4 x 1.3[1]
Other designations
CGCG 127-32, MCG 4-28-30, PGC 36314, UGC 6663[1]

NGC 3821 is a low surface brightness[2] spiral galaxy[3] and a ring galaxy[4] about 270 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Leo.[5] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 26, 1785[6] and is a member of the Leo Cluster.[7]

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  2. ^ Honey, M; van Driel, W; Das, M; Martin, J-M (2018-03-03). "A study of the H i and optical properties of Low Surface Brightness galaxies: spirals, dwarfs, and irregulars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 476 (4): 4488–4500. arXiv:1802.06408. Bibcode:2018MNRAS.476.4488H. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty530. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 118843004.
  3. ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  4. ^ P., Kostyuk, I.; I., Kopylov, A. (June 1982). "Radial Velocities of Ring-Shaped Galaxies - Part Two". Soviet Astronomy Letters. 8: 280. Bibcode:1982SvAL....8..280K.{{[cite journal](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fjournal "Template:Cite journal")}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3821". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  6. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3800 - 3849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  7. ^ Deharveng, J.-M.; Boselli, A.; Donas, J. (October 2002). "The far-ultraviolet emission of early-type galaxies". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 393 (3): 843–854. arXiv:astro-ph/0208578. Bibcode:2002A&A...393..843D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021082. ISSN 0004-6361. S2CID 16016383.