Astronomy:NGC 3501

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo

Coordinates: Sky map 11h 02m 47.307s, +17° 59′ 22.31″

NGC 3501
A slice of stars.jpg
NGC 3501, photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension 11h 02m 47.307s[1]
Declination+17° 59′ 22.31″[1]
Redshift0.003769[2]
Helio radial velocity1130[2]
Distance77.02 ± 6.06 Mly (23.615 ± 1.857 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.8[3]
Characteristics
TypeScd:[2]
Size89,600 ly (27,480 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V)4.00 × 0.44[2]
Other designations
UGC 6116, MGC+03-28-051, PGC 33343

NGC 3501 is a spiral galaxy 80 million light years away. It is located in the constellation Leo. The galaxy was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2014, showing an edge-on spiral galaxy; its companion NGC 3507 is not included in the photograph.[4] It is a member of the NGC 3607 Group of galaxies, which 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.[5]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode2006AJ....131.1163S. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "NED results for object NGC 3501". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+3501&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES. 
  3. "NGC 3501". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+3501. 
  4. "A slice of stars". Hubble Space Telescope. https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1429a/. 
  5. "The Leo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps/leoii.html. 

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