NGC 3840

NGC 3840
SDSS image of NGC 3840
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 43m 58.9s
Declination20° 04′ 37″
Redshift0.024590
Heliocentric radial velocity7372 km/s
Distance318 Mly (97.5 Mpc)
Group or clusterLeo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.54
Characteristics
TypeSa
Size~105,400 ly (32.32 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.1 x 0.8
Other designations
CGCG 97-91, IRAS 11413+2021, MCG 3-30-70, PGC 36477, UGC 6702

NGC 3840 is a spiral galaxy located about 320 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 8, 1864. NGC 3840 is a member of the Leo Cluster. The galaxy is rich in neutral atomic hydrogen (H I) and is not interacting with its environment.

NGC 3840 is likely to be a low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN).

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3840. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  3. ↑ "NED Query Results for NGC 3840". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3840". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3800 - 3849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  6. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  7. ↑ "NGC 3840". Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  8. ↑ "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  9. ↑ Scott, T. C.; Bravo-Alfaro, H.; Brinks, E.; Caretta, C. A.; Cortese, L.; Boselli, A.; Hardcastle, M. J.; Croston, J. H.; Plauchu, I. (2010-04-11). "Probing evolutionary mechanisms in galaxy clusters: neutral atomic hydrogen in Abell 1367". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 403 (3): 1175–1192. arXiv:1001.3900. Bibcode:2010MNRAS.403.1175S. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.16204.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 17147621.
  10. ↑ Sun, M.; Vikhlinin, A.; Forman, W.; Jones, C.; Murray, S. S. (2005). "The Survival and Destruction of X-Ray Coronae of Early-Type Galaxies in Rich Cluster Environments: A Case Study of A1367". The Astrophysical Journal. 619 (1): 169–177. arXiv:astro-ph/0408425. Bibcode:2005ApJ...619..169S. doi:10.1086/425298. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 16811452.