| NGC 3886 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3886. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 47m 05.6s[1] |
| Declination | 19° 50′ 14″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.019667[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5896 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 280 Mly (85 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.11[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0^-[1] |
| Size | ~160,000 ly (49 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.2 x 0.9[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 97-147, MCG 3-30-111, PGC 36756, UGC 6760[1] | |
NGC 3886 is alenticular galaxy located about 280 millionlight-years away[2] in the constellationLeo.[3] It was discovered by astronomerHeinrich d'Arrest on May 9, 1864.[4] The galaxy is a member of theLeo Cluster.[5][6]
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