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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Distance
3,956 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.003538704945429405
Morphology
S_AB
Coordinates
RA 171.1086° · Dec 11.3421°
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Key facts

Constellation
Leo
Right ascension
11 24 26
Declination
+11 ° 20 ′ 31 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
1018 ± 1 km/s
Type
SA(rs)c

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
16
Image
NGC 3666 hst 09042 49 R814 B450.png
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Commons category
NGC 3666
catalog code
Gaia DR2 3915827820995905536
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1784-00-00
apparent magnitude
11.535
galaxy morphological type
Sc
right ascension
171.10861704165710
declination
11.34205693212060
redshift
0.00354
radial velocity
1062
epoch
J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 3666 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel on March 15, 1784. 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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