| NGC 3805 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3805. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 40m 41.7s[1] |
| Declination | 20° 20′ 35″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.022112[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6629 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 327 Mly (100.4 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.65[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0^-[1] |
| Size | ~145,400 ly (44.58 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4 x 1.1[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 06642, CGCG 127-024, MCG +04-28-019, PGC 036224[1] | |
NGC 3805 is alenticular galaxy located about 330 millionlight-years away[2] in the constellationLeo.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomerWilliam Herschel on April 25, 1785.[4] NGC 3805 is a member of theLeo Cluster.[5][6]
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