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NGC 3844

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Leo
Right ascension: 11 44 00.8
Declination: 20 ° 01 ′ 46 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 6779 km/s
Distance: 320 Mly (97 Mpc )
Group or cluster: Leo Cluster
Type: S0/a
Size: ~136,000 ly (41.6 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 1.2 x 0.2

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Image: SDSS NGC 3844.jpg

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NGC 3844 is a lenticular 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 3844 is a member of the Leo Cluster and is likely to be a low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN).