| NGC 3806 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 3806, as seen during theSloan Digital Sky Survey | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 40m 46.6976s[1] |
| Declination | +17° 47′ 44.959″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.6 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.2 |
| Surface brightness | 15.09mag/am^2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SABb[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 6641,MCG +03-30-042,PGC 36231[1] | |
NGC 3806 is anintermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellationLeo.[2] Its velocity relative to thecosmic microwave background is 3829 ± 24 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 56.5 ± 4.0 Mpc (~184 million ly).[2] NGC 3806 was discovered by Prussian astronomerHeinrich d'Arrest in 1862.[3]
Opinions differ on the classification of NGC 3806. TheNASA/IPAC andLEDA databases list it as anintermediate spiral and Professor Seligman and Wolfgang Steinicke call it abarred spiral. Theluminosity class of NGC 3806 is II and it has a broad HI line.[1]
The galaxy NGC 3806 is part of theNGC 3800 group. This group of galaxies has at least 16 members. OtherNew General Catalogue galaxies in this group areNGC 3768,NGC 3790,NGC 3799, NGC 3800,NGC 3801,NGC 3802,NGC 3827 andNGC 3853. Other galaxies in the group areUGC 6631,UGC 6653,UGC 6666,UGC 6794,MCG 3-30-33 andMCG 3-30-38.[4][5][6]
