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galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Leo
Right ascension
11 44 02.1
Declination
19 ° 58 ′ 19 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
6356 km/s
Distance
297 Mly (91.1 Mpc )
Group or cluster
Leo Cluster
Type
E-S0
Size
~69,000 ly (21.1 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
0.7 x 0.7

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 3841 is an elliptical or lenticular galaxy located about 300 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 25, 1827 is a member of the Leo Cluster.

On November 17, 2006 a Type Ia supernova designated as SN 2006oq was found near NGC 3841. However it was not associated with the galaxy.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 3841” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.