NGC 3623
Leo Triplet
NGC 3623 is a early 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 3623:
| NGC: | NGC 3623 |
| Common name: | Leo Triplet |
| Messier: | M 65 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.32 |
| B-mag (blue): | 10.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 6.99 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 6.31 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:18:55.92 |
| Declination: | 13:05:32.50 |
| Major axis: | 7.64 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.97 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 173° |
| Radial velocity: | 761 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00254 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS