11h44m 20.4s[1]
19° 58′ 51″[1]
0.021365[1]
6405 km/s[1]
15.1[1]
Characteristics
E/S0[1]
Size
~78,000 ly (24 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)
0.25 × 0.2[1]
Other designations
ARAK 316, CGCG 97-106, MCG 3-30-77, PGC 36516[1]
NGC 3851 is an ellipticalorlenticular galaxy located about 300 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[3] It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on February 24, 1827[4] and is a member of the Leo Cluster.[5][6]
Media related to NGC 3851 at Wikimedia Commons
