NGC 3627
Leo Triplet
NGC 3627 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 3627:
| NGC: | NGC 3627 |
| Common name: | Leo Triplet |
| Messier: | M 66 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 8.92 |
| B-mag (blue): | 9.73 |
| J-mag (IR): | 6.84 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 6.15 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:20:14.96 |
| Declination: | 12:59:29.50 |
| Major axis: | 10.28 ' |
| Minor axis: | 4.61 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 168° |
| Radial velocity: | 702 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00234 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS