NGC 3506
NGC 3506 is a late 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 3506:
| NGC: | NGC 3506 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:03:12.97 |
| Declination: | 11:04:36.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.16 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.04 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 175° |
| Radial velocity: | 6321 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.021311 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS