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NGC 3607

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Right ascension
  
11 16 54.6

Redshift
  
960 ± 20 km/s

Apparent size (V)
  
4′.9 × 2′.5

Constellation
  
Leo

Declination
  
+18° 03′ 07″

Type
  
SA(s)

Magnitude
  
10.8

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
10.8

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Similar
  
NGC 3377, NGC 3384, NGC 3593, NGC 3610, NGC 3226

This elliptical galaxy is part of the Leo II Group (NGC 3607 Group) of galaxies. Recent article shows that its central black hole has a mass of about MBH = 1.2 (+0.4, -0.4) × 10^8 M⊙

References

NGC 3607 Wikipedia