Right ascension 11 20 03.8 Redshift 1493 km/s Apparent magnitude (V) +10.6/+10.9 Constellation Leo | Declination +18° 21′ 25″ Distance 70 million ly Type Sb (S0/Sa) | |
Similar NGC 5823, NGC 6885, NGC 3195, NGC 2867, NGC 6124 |
NGC 3626, also Caldwell 40, is a medium-tightness spiral 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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