NGC 3659
NGC 3659 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 3659:
| NGC: | NGC 3659 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sd |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:23:45.54 |
| Declination: | 17:49:07.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.96 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.04 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 59° |
| Radial velocity: | 1279 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00428 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS