NGC 3521
NGC 3521 is a mixed 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 3521:
| NGC: | NGC 3521 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.11 |
| B-mag (blue): | 9.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 6.74 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 6.03 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:05:48.58 |
| Declination: | -00:02:09.10 |
| Major axis: | 8.32 ' |
| Minor axis: | 4.47 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 162° |
| Radial velocity: | 797 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.002663 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS