NGC 3509
NGC 3509 is a 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 3509:
| NGC: | NGC 3509 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:04:23.55 |
| Declination: | 04:49:43.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.93 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.51 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 37° |
| Radial velocity: | 7574 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02559 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS