NGC 3705

NGC 3705 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel on Jan 18, 1784.^[3] It 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.^[4]

NGC 3705
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3705
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	11h 30m 07s[1]
Declination	+09° 16′ 35″[1]
Redshift	0.003396[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1018 ± 1 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.07[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)	11.86[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAB(r)ab[2]
Other designations
NGC 3705, LEDA 35440, UGC 6498[1]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3705: SN 2022xxf (type Ic, mag. 15.5).^[5]

See also

• List of NGC objects (3001–4000)

Gallery

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  NGC 3705 (SDSS DR14)