NGC 3608
NGC 3608 is a elliptical 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 3608:
| NGC: | NGC 3608 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.95 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.38 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:16:58.95 |
| Declination: | 18:08:55.30 |
| Major axis: | 3.18 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.67 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 78° |
| Radial velocity: | 1185 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003959 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS