Galaxy
NGC 3626
Lenticular galaxy · C40 · NGC 3626
Lenticular galaxy in Leo
Photo: Sloan Digital Sky Survey · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
NGC 3632 and NGC 3626 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy and Caldwell object in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel, on 14 March 1784. It shines at magnitude +10.6/+10.9. Its celestial coordinates are RA 11h 20.1m , dec +18° 21′. It is located near the naked-eye-class A4 star Zosma, as well as galaxies NGC 3608, NGC 3607, NGC 3659, NGC 3686, NGC 3684, NGC 3691, NGC 3681, and NGC 3655. Its dimensions are 2′.7 × 1′.9. The galaxy belongs to the NGC 3607 group some 70 million light-years distant, itself one of the many Leo II groups.
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Key facts
Distance
~86 million light-years
Apparent mag.
+10.9
Apparent size
2.9′ × 1.9′
Best seen with
Telescope
Catalogue
C40 · NGC 3626
Did you know
- Listed as Caldwell 40 in the Caldwell catalogue, also known as NGC 3626.
- Found in the constellation Leo.
- Needs a telescope to see clearly.
