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 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 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]