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Vinony's link graph records 452 inbound references to NGC 3605, and connects out to list of stars in Leo, NGC 3576 and list of NGC objects (3001–4000).

It is catalogued under topics including Elliptical galaxies, Leo (constellation) and NGC objects.

Vinony links it to 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.002228
Morphology
SA0
Coordinates
RA 169.1941° · Dec 18.0172°
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Key facts

Constellation
Leo
Right ascension
11 16 46.622
Declination
+18 ° 01 ′ 01.71 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
667 ± 29 km/s
Distance
66 Mly (20.1 Mpc )
Absolute magnitude v
− 19.36
Type
E4-5

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
20.70
Image
NGC3605 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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catalog code
LEDA 34415
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1784-03-14
apparent magnitude
11.912
galaxy morphological type
SA0
Commons category
NGC 3605
right ascension
169.1942583
declination
18.0171417
radial velocity
667
redshift
0.002228
epoch
J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 3605 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on March 14, 1784, by the astronomer William Herschel.

A relatively low-mass galaxy, it is a member of the Leo II Group of galaxies, including NGC 3607 among others.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 3605” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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