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NGC 3608
NGC 3608, LEDA 34433, MCG+03-29-022, UGC 6299, II 51, h 846, GC 2359
Type: galaxy (AGN LINER-type), E...
Mag: B=11.7, V=?
Size: 3.162′ x 2.511′
PA: 75°
Historical observations
William Herschel (c.1784)
Synonyms: H II-051
One of a group, consisting of NGC 3605, 3607 and NGC 3608.
Discovered in 1784 by William Herschel with an 18.7-inch f/13 speculum telescope. He called it "Of three ... S R bM."
Published comments
Photo index
Photo Index by Jim Lucyk: Observer's Guide (Astro Cards) 3-4/88 p32.
Sulentic & Tifft (1973)
The RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a 12.5 mag galaxy. Their coded description reads BE,R,BM.
Sandage & Tammann (1975)
Sandage, A. & Tammann, G. A. (1975) Steps toward the Hubble constant. V - The Hubble constant from nearby galaxies and the regularity of the local velocity field. ApJ, 196, 313-328. [1975ApJ...196..313S]
Sandage and Tammann (1975, Astrophysical Journal, 196, 313-328) includes this galaxy in the Leo Group. Members include NGC 3338, NGC 3351, NGC 3368, NGC 3377, NGC 3379, NGC 3384, NGC 3389, NGC 3412, NGC 3489, NGC 3593, NGC 3596, NGC 3605, NGC 3607, NGC 3608, NGC 3623, NGC 3626, NGC 3627, NGC 3628, NGC 3686 & NGC 3810.
Sandage, A. et al. (1975) Galaxies and the Universe
G. de Vaucouleurs ("Galaxies and the Universe", Chapter 14 - Nearby Groups of Galaxies) notes that the five brightest members of the NGC 3607 group are NGC 3607, NGC 3626, NGC 3686, NGC 3608 & NGC 3684.
Modern observations
Walter Scott Houston
Houston writes: "A chain of three galaxies in Leo is of special interest. NGC 3605, ... is the southernmost member of the chain. ... A few arc minutes to the northeast is NGC 3607, and 6' north of it is NGC 3608... I find this galaxy to be visual magnitude 11.0... with an oval disk a little more than 1' long. At 20x this galaxy looks like a star"
Callender, John (1997)
Observer: John Callender
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Mar 12 06:20:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 108
Observed in same 49x field as NGC3607. NGC3608 was an easy, small glow.
Contemporary observations
Tom Bryant
2009-04-17 22:30:00
Observing site: Pinnacles overlook
Telescope: C-11
[11h 17m 0s, 18° 9m 0s] With N 3607, a couple of bright spots.
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