| NGC 3867 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3867. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 45m 29.6s[1] |
| Declination | 19° 24′ 01″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.025084[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7520 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 350 Mly (107 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.20[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sab[2] |
| Size | ~170,000 ly (51 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5 x 0.6[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 6731,MCG +03-30-103,PGC 36649,CGCG 097-134[1] | |
NGC 3867 is aspiral galaxy[3] located about 350 millionlight-years away[4] in the constellationLeo.[5] It was discovered byFrench astronomerÉdouard Stephan[6] on 23 March 1884,[7] and is a member of theLeo Cluster.[8][9]
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