NGC 3686

NGC 3686
SDSS image of NGC 3686
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 27m 43.942s
Declination+17° 13′ 26.61″
Redshift0.003853
Heliocentric radial velocity1153 km/s
Distance68 Mly (21 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)11.43
Apparent magnitude (B)12.00
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)bc
Apparent size (V)3.1′ × 2.4′
Other designations
NGC 3686, UGC 6460, MCG +03-29-051, PGC 35268

NGC 3686 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. It has two spiral arms and a weak bar.

It forms a quartet with three other spiral galaxies, NGCs 3681, 3684, and 3691. It was discovered on 14 March 1784 by William Herschel. 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.

References

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  4. 1 2 Kostiuk, Valeria; Marchuk, Alexander; Gusev, Alexander; Chugunov, Ilia V. (2025). "A Comprehensive Analysis on the Nature of the Spiral Arms in NGC 3686, NGC 4321, and NGC 2403". Galaxies. 13 (2): 27. arXiv:2503.19587. Bibcode:2025Galax..13...27K. doi:10.3390/galaxies13020027.
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  6. ↑ "Results for object NGC 3686 (NGC 3686)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Blackman, C. P. (1980). Surface photometry, mass distributions and stability of the NGC 3686 quartet of galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 191(1), 123–133.
  8. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3650 – 3699". cseligman.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "The Leo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 27 November 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)