NGC 3607
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NGC 3607
NGC 3607 is a small but fairly bright lenticular galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Leo, about 2.5° south of the prominent star Delta Leonis. The galaxy was discovered March 14, 1784 by William Herschel. Dreyer described it as “very bright, large, round, very much brighter middle, 2nd of 3”. It is located at a distance of 73 million light years and is receding with a radial velocity of 930 km/s. The galaxy lies southwest of NGC 3626 at an angular separation of ~50′. It occupies the center of the Leo II Group of galaxies, forming one of its two brightest members – the other being NGC 3608. 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.
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| Observation Log Information | |
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| Log Index: | 853 |
| Session: | 214 |
| Date: | 2013-05-05 |
| Equipment: | 110mmDoublet EP APO – PF Canon 60D |
| Location: | ABWCO |
Keywords: NGC 3607, 110 Finest NGCs, NGC3607, Leo
February 8, 2024
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Roger Nelson
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