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NGC 3845

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Leo
Right ascension: 11 44 05.4
Declination: 19 ° 59 ′ 46 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 5692 km/s
Distance: 268 Mly (82.1 Mpc )
Group or cluster: Leo Cluster
Type: SB0
Size: ~78,900 ly (24.20 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 0.8 x 0.3

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