NGC 3845

NGC 3845 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 270 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Leo.^[3] NGC 3845 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 17, 1831.^[4] It is a member of the Leo Cluster^[5][6][4] and is likely to be a low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN).^[7]

ConstellationLeo

Right ascension11^h 44^m 05.4^s[1]

Declination19° 59′ 46″^[1]

Redshift0.018986^[1]

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NGC 3845
SDSS image of NGC 3845
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	11h 44m 05.4s[1]
Declination	19° 59′ 46″[1]
Redshift	0.018986[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5692 km/s[1]
Distance	268 Mly (82.1 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.01[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB0[1]
Size	~78,900 ly (24.20 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.8 x 0.3[1]
Other designations
CGCG 97-100, MCG 3-30-74, PGC 36470[1]

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