NGC 3875

{{short description|Galaxy in the constellation Leo}}

{{Infobox Galaxy

| name = NGC 3875

| image = 250px

| caption = SDSS image of NGC 3875 (center), and NGC 3873 (upper right).

| epoch = J2000

| type = S0/a{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 3875

| url=http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/

| accessdate=2018-08-01}}

| ra = {{RA|11|45|49.4}}

| dec = {{DEC|19|46|03}}

| dist_ly = {{convert|99.3|Mpc|Mly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}}

| group_cluster = Leo Cluster

| h_radial_v = 6958 km/s

| z = 0.023209

| appmag_v = 14.9

| size_v = 1.0 x 0.3

| constellation name = Leo

| names = CGCG 97-139, KCPG 300B, MCG 3-30-105, PGC 36675, UGC 6739

|size=~{{convert|30|kpc|ly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}} (estimated)

}}

NGC 3875 is a lenticular galaxy located about 325 million light-years away{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+3875&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES|title=Your NED Search Results|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2018-08-01}} in the constellation Leo.{{Cite web|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC3875|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 3875|website=spider.seds.org|access-date=2018-08-01}} It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785{{Cite web|url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc38a.htm#3875|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899|website=cseligman.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-17}} and is a member of the Leo Cluster.{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+3875|title=Detailed Object Classifications|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2018-08-02}}{{Cite news|url=http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC++3875&NbIdent=query_hlinks&Coord=11+45+49.453+19+46+02.84&parents=4&submit=parents&hlinksdisplay=h_all|title=NGC 3875|access-date=2018-08-02}}