NGC 3946
NGC 3946 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Leo. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 3946 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Leo |
Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 14.4 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 15.3 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 12.2 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 11.5 |
Right Ascension: | 11:53:20.63 |
Declination: | 21:01:17.50 |
Major axis: | 0.66 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.54 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 83° |
Radial velocity: | 6599 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.02226 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula