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Q1106782

galaxy

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Vinony's link graph records 452 inbound references to Q1106782, and connects out to Q1105445, epoch and NGC 3977.

Vinony files it under Active galaxies, Astronomical objects discovered in 1864 and Leo Cluster.

Vinony links it to 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Constellation: Leo
Right ascension: 11 43 58.9
Declination: 20 ° 04 ′ 37 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 7372 km/s
Distance: 318 Mly (97.5 Mpc )
Group or cluster: Leo Cluster
Type: Sa
Size: ~105,400 ly (32.32 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 1.1 x 0.8

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 107.04
Image: SDSS NGC 3840.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 36477
Commons category: NGC 3840
time of discovery or invention: 1864-05-08
apparent magnitude: 10.894
galaxy morphological type: S...
redshift: 0.024577
right ascension: 175.99568487546950
declination: 20.07702951484480
radial velocity: 7270

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 3840 is a spiral galaxy located about 320 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 8, 1864. NGC 3840 is a member of the Leo Cluster. The galaxy is rich in neutral atomic hydrogen (H I) and is not interacting with its environment.

NGC 3840 is likely to be a low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN).

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