NGC 3717
NGC 3717 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3717:
| NGC: | NGC 3717 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 24.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.59 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.85 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:31:31.99 |
| Declination: | -30:18:27.90 |
| Major axis: | 6.52 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.04 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 32° |
| Radial velocity: | 1728 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00578 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS