NGC 3705

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NGC 3705
NGC3705-hst-R814GB450.jpg
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3705
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 30m 07s [1]
Declination +09° 16′ 35″ [1]
Redshift 0.003396 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 1018 ± 1 km/s [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.07 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (B)11.86 [1]
Characteristics
Type SAB(r)ab [2]
Other designations
NGC 3705, LEDA 35440, UGC 6498 [1]

NGC 3705 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel on Jan 18, 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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One supernova has been observed in NGC 3705: SN 2022xxf (type Ic, mag. 15.5). [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "NGC 3705". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3700 - 3749". New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3700 - 3749. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "The Leo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  5. ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2022xxf. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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