NGC 3840
NGC 3840 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Leo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3840:
| NGC: | NGC 3840 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:43:58.96 |
| Declination: | 20:04:37.30 |
| Major axis: | 0.79 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.68 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 67° |
| Radial velocity: | 7270 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02455 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS