NGC 3666
Appearance
NGC 3666 | |
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![]() Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3666 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 11h 24m 26s[1] |
Declination | +11° 20′ 31″[1] |
Redshift | 0.003536[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1018 ± 1 km/s[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.5[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(rs)c[2] |
Other designations | |
NGC 3666, LEDA 35043, UGC 6420[1] |
NGC 3666 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel on March 15, 1784.[3] It is a member of the Leo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the right edge of the Virgo Supercluster.[4]
See also
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NGC 3666 (SDSS DR14)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "NGC 3666". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3650 - 3699". New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3650 - 3699. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "The Leo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
External links
[edit]- NGC 3666 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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