NGC 3875

NGC 3875
SDSS image of NGC 3875 (center), and NGC 3873 (upper right).
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	11h 45m 49.4s[1]
Declination	19° 46′ 03″[1]
Redshift	0.023209[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	6958 km/s[1]
Distance	324 Mly (99.3 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.9[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0/a[1]
Size	~98,000 ly (30 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.0 x 0.3[1]
Other designations
CGCG 97-139, KCPG 300B, MCG 3-30-105, PGC 36675, UGC 6739[1]

NGC 3875 is a lenticular galaxy located about 325 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Leo.^[3] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785^[4] and is a member of the Leo Cluster.^[5][6]

• List of NGC objects (3001–4000)

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• NGC 3875 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images