Q1105100

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Leo
Right ascension: 11 02 47.307
Declination: +17 ° 59 ′ 22.31 ″
Distance: 77.02 ± 6.06 Mly (23.615 ± 1.857 Mpc )
Type: Scd:
Mass: 1.5 × 10 M ☉
Size: 89,600 ly (27,480 pc )
Apparent size v: 4.4′ × 0.56′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 14.58
Image: A slice of stars.jpg

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declination: 17.9895306
catalog code: LEDA 33343
galaxy morphological type: Scd
Commons category: NGC 3501
time of discovery or invention: 1881-00-00
apparent magnitude: 9.408
redshift: 0.003773
right ascension: 165.6971125
radial velocity: 1130

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NGC 3501 is an edge-on spiral galaxy 80 million light years away, located in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on 23 April 1881 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan. NGC 3501 is a young galaxy, consisting mostly of stars aged between 2 and 8 billion years.

NGC 3501 was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2014, showing an edge-on spiral galaxy; its companion NGC 3507 is not included in the photograph. It is a member of the NGC 3607 Group of galaxies, which 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.