NGC 3816

NGC 3816 is a lenticular galaxy located about 270 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 9, 1864.[4] NGC 3816 is a member of the Leo Cluster.[5][6]

NGC 3816
SDSS image of NGC 3816.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	11^h 41^m 48.0^s[1]
Declination	20° 06′ 13″[1]
Redshift	0.019233[1]
Helio radial velocity	5766 km/s[1]
Distance	271 Mly (83.1 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.46[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[1]
Size	~160,000 ly (48 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.9 x 1.1[1]
Other designations
CGCG 97-60, MCG 3-30-46, PGC 36292, UGC 6656[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (3001–4000)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3816. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3816". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3800 - 3849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
5. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
6. Godwin, J. G.; Peach, J. V. (1982-10-01). "Photometry of the cluster of galaxies A 1367". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 200 (3): 733–746. Bibcode:1982MNRAS.200..733G. doi:10.1093/mnras/200.3.733. ISSN 0035-8711.

External links

• Media related to NGC 3816 at Wikimedia Commons

• NGC 3816 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images