NGC 3666
Galaxy in the constellation Leo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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] |
See also
Gallery
- NGC 3666 (SDSS DR14)
References
External links
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