NGC 3596

NGC 3596
NGC 3596 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
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]

Image Gallery

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  SDSS image of NGC 3596
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  Legacy Surveys image of NGC 3596
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  2MASS image of NGC 3596

See also

• List of NGC objects (3001–4000)

References

1. "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.

External links

• Media related to NGC 3596 at Wikimedia Commons
• Galaxy NGC 3596
• NGC 3596 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images