NGC 3946
NGC 3946 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 3946:
| NGC: | NGC 3946 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:53:20.63 |
| Declination: | 21:01:17.50 |
| Major axis: | 0.66 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.54 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 83° |
| Radial velocity: | 6599 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02226 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS