Q1105970
Sign in to savespiral galaxy in the constellation Leo
Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- H2G
- Distance
- 3,237 light-years
- Redshift
- z = 0.003987369149135667
- Morphology
- SA
- Coordinates
- RA 168.7759° · Dec 14.7870°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Leo
- Right ascension
- 11 15 06.2152
- Declination
- +14 ° 47 ′ 13.404 ″
- Redshift
- 0.003 979 ± 0.000 002
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 1,193 ± 1 km/s
- Distance
- 57.24 ± 6.82 Mly (17.550 ± 2.092 Mpc )
- Type
- SAB(rs)c
- Size
- ~74,900 ly (22.97 kpc ) (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 4.0′ × 3.8′
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- intermediate spiral galaxy
- Constellation
- Leo
- Distance from Earth
- 14.49
- Image
- NGC 3596 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.jpg
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- Commons category
- NGC 3596
- catalog code
- LEDA 34298
- galaxy morphological type
- SABc
- discoverer or inventor
- William Herschel
- time of discovery or invention
- 1784-04-08
- apparent magnitude
- 8.697
- right ascension
- 168.77586340160360
- declination
- 14.78702273709890
- radial velocity
- 1189
- redshift
- 0.003973
- epoch
- J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 3596 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 8 April 1784. It is located below the star Theta Leonis (Chertan). 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.
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