NGC 3632 explained

NGC 3632
Epoch:J2000
Constellation Name:Leo
Ra:[1]
H Radial V:1488 km/s
Z:0.004977
Dist Ly:[2]
Type:(R)SA0+(rs)[3]
Appmag V:10.98[4]
Appmag B:11.80
Names:[5]

NGC 3632 (also known as Caldwell 40) and NGC 3626 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy[3] and Caldwell object in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel, on 14 March 1784. It shines at magnitude +10.6[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.[6] The galaxy belongs to the NGC 3607 group some 70 million light-years distant, itself one of the many Leo II groups.[7]

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  1. 10.1086/498708 . 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. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
  2. Cosmicflows-2: The Data. Tully, R. Brent. etal. The Astronomical Journal. 146. 4. 2013. 86 . 2013AJ....146...86T. 10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. 1307.7213. 118494842 .
  3. Web site: Results for object NGC 3626 (NGC 3626). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2021-02-13.
  4. Web site: Search specification: NGC 3626. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2021-02-13.
  5. NGC 3626. 2021-02-13.
  6. Web site: Object Data. https://web.archive.org/web/20010904223152/http://www.ngcic.org/ngcicdb.asp. dead. September 4, 2001. Erdmann, Jr.. Robert E.. 1996–2008. The NGC / IC Project. 2008-08-11.
  7. Web site: The Leo II Groups. Powell. Richard. 2006. Atlas of The Universe. 2008-08-11.

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