NGC 3666

Galaxy in the constellation Leo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NGC 3666

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]

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NGC 3666
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3666
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 24m 26s[1]
Declination+11° 20 31[1]
Redshift0.003536[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity1018 ± 1 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.5[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(rs)c[2]
Other designations
NGC 3666, LEDA 35043, UGC 6420[1]
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