11h02m47.307s, +17° 59′ 22.31″| NGC 3501 | |
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NGC 3501, photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h02m 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, 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 NGC 3507 is not included in the photograph.[4] 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.[5]
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