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Vinony's link graph records 452 inbound references to NGC 3884, and connects out to list of stars in Leo, NGC 3576 and list of NGC objects (3001–4000).

Vinony files it under Astronomical objects discovered in 1785, Leo Cluster and Leo (constellation).

Vinony links it to 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Constellation
Leo
Right ascension
11 46 12.1878
Declination
+20 ° 23 ′ 30.023 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
6932 ± 2 km/s
Distance
334.80 ± 31.76 Mly (102.650 ± 9.738 Mpc )
Group or cluster
Leo Cluster
Type
SA(r)0/a, LINER
Size
~243,500 ly (74.65 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
1.64′ × 1.10′

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
101.23
Image
SDSS NGC 3884.jpg
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catalog code
Gaia DR2 3976410572383792000
redshift
0.023253
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1785-04-27
apparent magnitude
11.894
radial velocity
6854
Commons category
NGC 3884
right ascension
176.55075659354140
declination
20.39164340177480
epoch
J2000.0
galaxy morphological type
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Encyclopedic overview

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

Although it is classified as a LINER galaxy, NGC 3884 is also classified as a type 1 Seyfert galaxy.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 3884” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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