Astronomy:NGC 3666
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Leo
| 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]
See also
- List of NGC objects (3001-4000)
Gallery
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NGC 3666 (SDSS DR14)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "NGC 3666". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+3666.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?search_type=Obj_id&objid=26419&objname=1&img_stamp=YES&hconst=73.0&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1#BasicData_0. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3650 - 3699". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc36a.htm#3666. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ "The Leo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps/leoii.html.
External links
- NGC 3666 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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