NGC 3626

NGC 3626, also Caldwell 40, is a medium-tightness spiral galaxy and Caldwell object in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel, on 14 March 1784. It shines at magnitude +10.6^[1]/+10.9. Its celestial coordinates are RA 11^h 20.1^m, dec +18° 21′. 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.^[1] The galaxy belongs to the NGC 3607 group some 70 million light-years distant, itself one of the many Leo II groups.^[2]

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References

• Bratton, Mark (2011). The Complete Guide to the Herschel Objects. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-76892-4. 
• Pasachoff, Jay M. (2000). "Atlas of the Sky". Stars and Planets. New York, NY: Peterson Field Guides. ISBN 0-395-93432-X. 
• Caldwell-Moore, Sir Patrick (2003). Firefly Atlas of the Universe. Firefly Books Limited. ISBN 1-55297-819-2. 

External links

• NGC 3626 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS – NGC 3626
• Simbad – NGC 3626
• VizieR – NGC 3626
• NED – NGC 3626

Coordinates: 11^h 20^m 03.8^s, +18° 21′ 25″