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Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiP
Redshift
z = 0.00602899908211274
Morphology
SAa
Coordinates
RA 177.2894° · Dec 27.0220°
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Key facts

Constellation
Leo
Right ascension
11 49 09.45631
Declination
+27 ° 01 ′ 19.2764 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
1797 km/s
Distance
84 Mly (25.9 Mpc )
Type
SA(r)0

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
29.8
Image
NGC3900 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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Commons category
NGC 3900
catalog code
LEDA 36914
galaxy morphological type
SAa
time of discovery or invention
1785-00-00
apparent magnitude
8.704
right ascension
177.28940513247500
declination
27.02201678031320
redshift
0.005971
radial velocity
1785
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NGC 3900 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Leo constellation. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1785. It is estimated to be about 95 to 100 million light-years away from Earth.

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