NGC 3679
Galaxy NGC 3679 |
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Shot with Pan-STARRS | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 21 m 48.0 s |
declination | -05 ° 45 ′ 28 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E1 / SA0- |
Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
Position angle | 80 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.028156 ± 0.000130 |
Radial velocity | 8441 ± 39 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(371 ± 26) x 10 6 ly (113.7 ± 8.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | April 24, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3679 • PGC 34844 • MCG -01-29-012 • 2MASX J11214807-0545274 • GC 2417 • H III 112 • GALEX ASC J112148.11-054526.6 • LDCE 803 NED004 |
NGC 3679 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E2 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 371 million light years from the Milky Way and about 110,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 24, 1784 .