NGC 3679
NGC 3679 is a elliptical 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 3679:
| NGC: | NGC 3679 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 24.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:21:48.06 |
| Declination: | -05:45:27.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.21 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.95 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 90° |
| Radial velocity: | 8335 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0282 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS