Alternate Names

3C 264

Type

Supermassive

Location

in the constellation Leo

Finder Chart

Distance

260 million light-years

Mass

Unknown 0 times the mass of the Sun

Size

Unknown

Discovery Methods

• Measuring the motions of gas

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NGC 3862 (center) is an elliptical galaxy, which is shaped like a fat, fuzzy football. [SDSS]

This document was last modified: September 17, 2010.