NGC 3816

NGC 3816 is a lenticular galaxy located about 270 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Leo.^[3] It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 9, 1864.^[4] NGC 3816 is a member of the Leo Cluster.^[5][6]

NGC 3816
legacy surveys image of NGC 3816.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	11h 41m 48.0s[1]
Declination	20° 06′ 13″[1]
Redshift	0.019233[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5766 km/s[1]
Distance	271 Mly (83.1 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Leo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.46[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[1]
Size	~160,000 ly (48 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.9 x 1.1[1]
Other designations
CGCG 97-60, MCG 3-30-46, PGC 36292, UGC 6656[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (3001–4000)