Astronomy:NGC 3605
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 SDSS image of NGC 3605 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 16m 46.622s[1] |
| Declination | +18° 01′ 01.71″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002228[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 667 ± 29 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 66 Mly (20.1 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.15[3] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | −19.36[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E4-5[3] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 6297, MCG+03-29-020, PGC 34415[2] | |
NGC 3605 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on March 14, 1784, by the astronomer William Herschel.[4]
A relatively low-mass galaxy, it is a member of the Leo II Group of galaxies, including NGC 3607 among others.[3]
References
- ↑ 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. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NGC 3605". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+3605.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Kartha, Sreeja S.; Forbes, Duncan A.; Alabi, Adebusola B.; Brodie, Jean P.; Romanowsky, Aaron J.; Strader, Jay; Spitler, Lee R.; Jennings, Zachary G. et al. (2016). "The SLUGGS survey: Exploring the globular cluster systems of the Leo II group and their global relationships". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 458: 105–126. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw185. Bibcode: 2016MNRAS.458..105K.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3600 - 3649". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc36.htm#3605. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
External links
Coordinates: 
11h 16m 46.622s, +18° 01′ 01.71″
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