NGC 3884
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NGC 3884
SDSS image of NGC 3884
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 46m 12.1878s[1]
Declination+20° 23′ 30.023″[1]
Redshift0.023123[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity6932 ± 2 km/s[1]
Distance334.80 ± 31.76 Mly (102.650 ± 9.738 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterLeo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)13.5[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(r)0/a, LINER[1]
Size~243,500 ly (74.65 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.64′ × 1.10′[1]
Other designations
UGC 6746, MCG +04-28-051, PGC 36706, CGCG 127-052[1]

NGC 3884 is a spiral galaxy located about 330 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785[4] and is a member of the Leo Cluster.[5][6][7]

Although it is classified as a LINER galaxy,[8][9] NGC 3884 is also classified as a type 1 Seyfert galaxy.[2][10]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3884. SN 2018yn (type Ic, mag. 18) was discovered by POSS on February 23, 2018.[11][12]

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