NGC 3629
| Galaxy NGC 3629 |
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![SDSS image from NGC 3629 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3629_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| SDSS image of NGC 3629 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 20 m 31.805 s |
| declination | + 26 ° 57 ′ 48.11 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) cd: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.3 '× 1.6' |
| Position angle | 30 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.005030 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 1508 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(66 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (20.2 ± 1.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 6, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3629 • UGC 6352 • PGC 34719 • CGCG 156-064 • MCG + 05-27-058 • KUG 1117 + 272 • 2MASX J11203181 + 2657482 • GC 2380 • H II 338 • h 860 • 2MASS J11203176 + 2657492 • NVSS J112030 + 265749 • HOLM 247A | |
NGC 3629 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 66 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3609 and NGC 3612 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 6, 1785 .
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