NGC 3501 is a spiral galaxy 80 million light years away, located in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on 23 April 1881 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan.[4]
| NGC 3501 | |
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 NGC 3501, photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 02m 47.307s[1] |
| Declination | +17° 59′ 22.31″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003769[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1130[2] |
| Distance | 77.02 ± 6.06 Mly (23.615 ± 1.857 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.8[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Scd:[2] |
| Size | 89,600 ly (27,480 pc)[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.00′ × 0.44′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 6116, MCG +03-28-051, PGC 33343 | |
NGC 3501 was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2014, showing an edge-on spiral galaxy; its companion NGC 3507 is not included in the photograph.[5] It is a member of the NGC 3607 Group of galaxies, which 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.[6]
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NGC 3501 (SDSS DR14) -
NGC 3501 (HST)
See also
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edit- ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b c d e f "NED results for object NGC 3501". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "NGC 3501". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 3501". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "A slice of stars". Hubble Space Telescope. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "The Leo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
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