SDSS image of NGC 3862. The small galaxy at the top of the image is IC 2955.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation
Leo
Right ascension
11h 45m 05.0s[1]
Declination
19° 36′ 23″[1]
Redshift
0.021718 ± 0.000019[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity
6511 ± 6 km/s[1]
Distance
304 Mly (93.3 Mpc)
Group or cluster
Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)
13.67[1]
Characteristics
Type
E[1]
Size
~152,000 ly (46.6 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)
1.5 x 1.5[1]
Notable features
contains a supermassive black hole powering a jet of plasma that is moving at 98 percent of the speed of light
Other designations
UGC 06723, PGC 036606, MCG +03-30-095, CGCG 097-127, 3C 264, 4C +19.40, PKS 1142+19[1]
NGC 3862 is an elliptical galaxy located 300 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] Discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785,[4] NGC 3862 is an outlying member of the Leo Cluster.[5]
The galaxy is classified as a FR I radio galaxy[6] and as a Head-tail radio galaxy.[7][8] It hosts a supermassive black hole that is blasting a jet of plasma that is moving at 98 percent of the speed of light and is one of the few jets that can be seen in visible light.[9]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 3862: SN 2023bqk (type Ia-pec, mag. 18.3).[10]
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^"New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 – 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
^Northover, K. J. E. (1976-11-01). "Observations of the Radio Galaxies 3C 264 and 3C 315". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 177 (2): 307–317. Bibcode:1976MNRAS.177..307N. doi:10.1093/mnras/177.2.307. ISSN 0035-8711.
^"3CRR Atlas:3C 264: Main Page". www.jb.man.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
^Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Boccardi, B.; Migliori, G.; Grandi, P.; Torresi, E.; Mertens, F.; Karamanavis, V.; Angioni, R.; Vignali, C. (2019-07-01). "The TeV-emitting radio galaxy 3C 264 - VLBI kinematics and SED modeling". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 627: A89. arXiv:1905.06634. Bibcode:2019A&A...627A..89B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935183. ISSN 0004-6361.
^"HubbleSite: News – Hubble Video Shows Shock Collision Inside Black Hole Jet". hubblesite.org. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
^Transient Name Server entry for SN 2023bqk. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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