NGC 3501

NGC 3501 is an edge-on spiral galaxy 80 million light years away, located in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on 23 April 1881 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan.^[5] NGC 3501 is a young galaxy, consisting mostly of stars aged between 2 and 8 billion years.^[4]

NGC 3501
NGC 3501 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	11h 02m 47.307s[1]
Declination	+17° 59′ 22.31″[1]
Redshift	0.003769[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1130[2]
Distance	77.02 ± 6.06 Mly (23.615 ± 1.857 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.8[3]
Characteristics
Type	Scd:[2]
Mass	1.5×1010[4] M☉
Size	89,600 ly (27,480 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V)	4.4′ × 0.56′[2]
Other designations
HOLM 224B, UGC 6116, MCG +03-28-051, PGC 33343, CGCG 095-097

NGC 3501 was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2014, showing an edge-on spiral galaxy; its companion NGC 3507 is not included in the photograph.^[6] It is a member of the NGC 3607 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Leo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the right edge of the Virgo Supercluster.^[7]

Gallery

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  NGC 3501 (SDSS DR14)
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  NGC 3501 (HST)

See also

• List of NGC objects (3001–4000)