NGC 3873 is an elliptical galaxy located about 300 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d’Arrest on May 8, 1864.[4][5] NGC 3873 is a member of the Leo Cluster.[6]
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 3873:
- SN 2007ci (Type Ia, mag. 17.5) was discovered by Tim Puckett and T. Crowley on 15 May 2007.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j “NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database”. Results for NGC 3873. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ “Your NED Search Results”. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ “Revised NGC Data for NGC 3873”. spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010-08-19). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer’s New General Catalogue. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49010-8.
- ^ “New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 – 3899”. cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ “Detailed Object Classifications”. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ “SN 2007ci”. Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ “Bright Supernovae – 2007”. www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
External links
Media related to NGC 3873 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 3873 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
