NGC 3596

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NGC 3596
NGC3596 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 3596
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 15m 06.2152s [1]
Declination +14° 47′ 13.404″ [1]
Redshift 0.003979±0.000002 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 1,193±1 km/s [1]
Distance 57.24 ± 6.82  Mly (17.550 ± 2.092  Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.0 [1]
Characteristics
Type SAB(rs)c [1]
Size~74,900  ly (22.97  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)4.0′ × 3.8′ [1]
Other designations
UGC 6277, MCG +03-29-013, PGC 34298, CGCG 096-013 [1]

NGC 3596 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 8 April 1784. [2] It is located below the star Theta Leonis (Chertan). [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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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Results for object NGC 3596". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech . Retrieved 2006-10-24.
  2. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 6261". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "WikiSky DSS2 image of Chertan and NGC 3596". Wikisky. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  4. ↑ "The Leo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
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