NGC 3501

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Coordinates: Sky map 11h 02m 47.307s, +17° 59′ 22.31″

NGC 3501
A slice of stars.jpg
NGC 3501, photographed by Hubble
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 02m 47.307s[1]
Declination+17° 59′ 22.31″[1]
Redshift0.003769[2]
Helio radial velocity1130[2]
Distance77.02 ± 6.06 Mly (23.615 ± 1.857 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.8[3]
Characteristics
TypeScd:[2]
Size89,600 ly (27,480 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V)4.00′ × 0.44′[2]
Other designations
UGC 6116, MGC+03-28-051, PGC 33343

NGC 3501 is a spiral galaxy 80 million light years away. It is located in the constellation Leo. The galaxy was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2014, showing an edge-on spiral galaxy; its companion is not included in the photograph.[4]

Gallery[]

  • NGC 3501 (SDSS DR14)

  • NGC 3501 (HST)

References[]

  1. ^ 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: 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "NGC 3501". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  4. ^ "A slice of stars". Hubble Space Telescope. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

External links[]

  • Media related to NGC 3501 at Wikimedia Commons


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