NGC 3615
| Galaxy NGC 3615 |
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![SDSS image of NGC 3615 with 2MASX J11180884 + 2325231 (o) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3615_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| SDSS image of NGC 3615 with 2MASX J11180884 + 2325231 (o) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 18 m 06.653 s |
| declination | + 23 ° 23 ′ 50.36 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 'x 0.9' |
| Position angle | 40 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 320 |
| Redshift | 0.022292 ± 0.000063 |
| Radial velocity | 6683 ± 19 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(296 ± 21) x 10 6 ly (90.9 ± 6.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 10, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3615 • UGC 6313 • PGC 34535 • CGCG 126-021 • MCG + 04-27-012 • 2MASX J11180666 + 2323502 • GC 2364 • H III 333 • h 851 • GALEX ASC J111806.74 + 232351.7 • LDCE 797 NED001 • NSA 111968 | |
NGC 3615 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E4 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 296 million light years from the Milky Way and about 125,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 3618 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 10, 1785 .