NGC 3996
NGC 3996 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 3996:
| NGC: | NGC 3996 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:57:46.06 |
| Declination: | 14:17:50.70 |
| Major axis: | 0.83 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.64 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 51° |
| Radial velocity: | 6857 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02314 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS