NGC 3929

NGC 3929 is an elliptical or a lenticular galaxy located 330 million light-years away^[2] in the Leo constellation. It was discovered on December 4, 1861, by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest.^[3] NGC 3929 is a member of the NGC 3937 Group.^[4][5]

NGC 3929
SDSS image of NGC 3929
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	11h 51m 42.5s[1]
Declination	21° 00′ 10″[1]
Redshift	0.023510[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	7048 km/s[1]
Distance	330 Mly (100 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	NGC 3937 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.7[1]
Absolute magnitude (B)	-22.20[1]
Characteristics
Type	E-S0[1]
Size	~99,900 ly (30.63 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.76′ × 0.53′[1]
Other designations
UGC 06832, MCG +04-28-076, PGC 037126[1]

NGC 3929 has a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 5.5 × 10⁸ M_☉.^[6]

See also

• NGC 3937