NGC 3612
NGC 3612 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Leo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3612:
| NGC: | NGC 3612 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Scd |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:18:14.72 |
| Declination: | 26:37:14.00 |
| Major axis: | 0.93 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.64 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 169° |
| Radial velocity: | 8227 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02783 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS