NGC 3626
Caldwell 40
NGC 3626 is a lenticular 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 3626:
| NGC: | NGC 3626 |
| Common name: | Caldwell 40 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 3632 |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.45 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:20:03.81 |
| Declination: | 18:21:24.60 |
| Major axis: | 2.94 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.94 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 157° |
| Radial velocity: | 1488 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004977 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS