NGC 3626
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NGC 3626, also Caldwell 40, is a medium-tightness spiral galaxy
and Caldwell object
in the constellation Leo
. It shines at magnitude +10.6/+10.9. Its celestial coordinates are RA , dec . It is located near the naked-eye class A4 star Zosma, as well as galaxies NGC 3608, NGC 3607
, NGC 3659, NGC 3686, NGC 3684, NGC 3691, NGC 3681, and NGC 3655. Its dimensions are 2′.7 × 1′.9. The galaxy belongs to the NGC 3607 group some 70 million light-years distant, itself one of the many Leo II groups.
Spiral galaxy
A spiral galaxy is a certain kind of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work The Realm of the Nebulae and, as such, forms part of the Hubble sequence. Spiral galaxies consist of a flat, rotating disk containing stars, gas and dust, and a central concentration of stars known as...
and Caldwell object
Caldwell catalogue
The Caldwell Catalogue is an astronomical catalog of 109 bright star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies for observation by amateur astronomers. The list was compiled by Sir Patrick Caldwell-Moore, better known as Patrick Moore, as a complement to the Messier Catalogue.The Messier Catalogue is used...
in the constellation Leo
Leo (constellation)
Leo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for lion. Its symbol is . Leo lies between dim Cancer to the west and Virgo to the east.-Stars:...
. It shines at magnitude +10.6/+10.9. Its celestial coordinates are RA , dec . It is located near the naked-eye class A4 star Zosma, as well as galaxies NGC 3608, NGC 3607
NGC 3607
This galaxy is part of the Leo II Group of galaxies....
, NGC 3659, NGC 3686, NGC 3684, NGC 3691, NGC 3681, and NGC 3655. Its dimensions are 2′.7 × 1′.9. The galaxy belongs to the NGC 3607 group some 70 million light-years distant, itself one of the many Leo II groups.