NGC 3686
NGC 3686 is a barred 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 3686:
| NGC: | NGC 3686 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.44 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.69 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:27:43.97 |
| Declination: | 17:13:27.10 |
| Major axis: | 2.88 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.18 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 21° |
| Radial velocity: | 1153 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003853 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS