NGC 3666

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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]
Helio 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "NGC 3666". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3650 - 3699". New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3650 - 3699. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  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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