NGC 3867 is a spiral galaxy[3] located about 350 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Leo.[5] It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan[6] on 23 March 1884, [7] and is a member of the Leo Cluster.[8][9]

NGC 3867
SDSS image of NGC 3867.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 45m 29.6s[1]
Declination19° 24′ 01″[1]
Redshift0.025084[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity7520 km/s[1]
Distance350 Mly (107 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterLeo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.20[1]
Characteristics
TypeSab[2]
Size~170,000 ly (51 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.5 x 0.6[1]
Other designations
UGC 6731, MCG +03-30-103, PGC 36649, CGCG 097-134[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3867. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  2. ^ "HyperLeda Database". Results for NGC 3867. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  3. ^ "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  4. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  5. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3867". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  6. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  9. ^ "NGC 3867". Retrieved 2018-07-31.
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