NGC 3951

NGC 3951 is a spiral galaxy located 300 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on April 10, 1785, by astronomer William Herschel.^[3] NGC 3951 is a member of a group of 5 galaxies known as [T2015] nest 100412 or the UGC 6846 Group,^[4] which is part of the Coma Supercluster.^[5] Other members of the group are UGC 6846, UGC 6855, IC 739, and 2MASX J11543515+2352505.^[4]

ConstellationLeo

Right ascension11^h 53^m 41.2^s[1]

Declination23° 22′ 56″^[1]

Redshift0.021535^[1]

Quick facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...

NGC 3951
SDSS image of NGC 3951.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	11h 53m 41.2s[1]
Declination	23° 22′ 56″[1]
Redshift	0.021535[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	6456 km/s[1]
Distance	301 Mly (92.3 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.0[1]
Absolute magnitude (B)	-22.62[1]
Characteristics
Type	Sa[1]
Size	~112,000 ly (34.33 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.16′ × 0.62′[1]
Other designations
UGC 06867, CGCG 127-099, MCG +04-28-090, PGC 037288[1]

Close

NGC 3951 is a LINER galaxy,^[6] host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 1 × 10⁸ M_☉.^[7]