NGC 3686 explained

NGC 3686
Epoch:J2000
Constellation Name:Leo
Ra:[1]
H Radial V:1153 km/s
Z:0.003853
Dist Ly:[2]
Type:SB(s)bc[3]
Appmag V:11.43[4]
Appmag B:12.00
Names:[5]

NGC 3686 is a spiral galaxy that forms with three other spiral galaxies, NGCs 3681, 3684, and 3691, a quartet of galaxies in the Leo constellation.[6] It was discovered on 14 March 1784 by William Herschel.[7] 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.[8]

Notes and References

  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. Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey. Crook, Aidan C.. Huchra, John P.. Martimbeau, Nathalie. Masters, Karen L.. Jarrett, Tom. Macri, Lucas M.. The Astrophysical Journal. 655. 2. 790–813. 2007. 2007ApJ...655..790C. 10.1086/510201. astro-ph/0610732. 11672751.
  3. Web site: Results for object NGC 3686 (NGC 3686). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2021-02-14.
  4. Web site: Search specification: NGC 3686. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2021-02-14.
  5. NGC 3686. 2021-02-14.
  6. Blackman, C. P. (1980). Surface photometry, mass distributions and stability of the NGC 3686 quartet of galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 191(1), 123–133.
  7. Web site: New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3650 – 3699. Seligman, Courtney. cseligman.com. 2021-02-14.
  8. Web site: The Leo III Groups . Atlas of the Universe . 2010-11-27 . July 22, 2012 . https://archive.today/20120722223749/http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps/leoii.html . live .

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