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
- Instance of
- lenticular galaxy
- Constellation
- Leo
- 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
- discoverer or inventor
- William Herschel
- 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
- epoch
- J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview
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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