Q1105970

spiral 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

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
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

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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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