| NGC 3844 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3844 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 44m 00.8s[1] |
| Declination | 20° 01′ 46″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.022612[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6779 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 320 Mly (97 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.85[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a[1] |
| Size | ~136,000 ly (41.6 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.2 x 0.2[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 97-97, MCG 3-30-69, PGC 36481, UGC 6705[1] | |
NGC 3844 is alenticular galaxy located about 320 millionlight-years away[2] in the constellationLeo.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomerHeinrich d'Arrest on May 8, 1864.[4] NGC 3844 is a member of theLeo Cluster[5][6][4] and is likely to be a low-luminosityAGN (LLAGN).[7]
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