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galaxy

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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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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