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NGC 3859

galaxy

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Vinony's link graph records 452 inbound references to NGC 3859, and connects out to list of stars in Leo, Q1105445 and list of NGC objects (3001–4000).

It sits within the topics Astronomical objects discovered in 1884, Discoveries by Édouard Stephan and Interacting galaxies.

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Key facts

Constellation: Leo
Right ascension: 11 44 52.2
Declination: 19 ° 27 ′ 15 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 5468 km/s
Distance: 295 Mly (90.4 Mpc )
Group or cluster: Leo Cluster
Type: S? pec
Size: ~135,000 ly (41.5 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 1.2 x 0.3

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 80.81
Image: NGC3859 - SDSS DR14.jpg

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catalog code: SDSS J114452.23+192715.0
time of discovery or invention: 1884-03-23
apparent magnitude: 11.134
redshift: 0.018239
Commons category: NGC 3859
right ascension: 176.21759920916550
declination: 19.45424243784740
radial velocity: 5418
galaxy morphological type: Sp

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 3859 is a spiral galaxy located about 295 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on March 23, 1884. The galaxy is a member of the Leo Cluster.

Physical characteristics

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 3859” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.