NGC 3621

NGC 3621
NGC 3621 taken by the Wide Field Imager (WFI) at ESO’s La Silla Observatory
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hydra
Right ascension	11h 18m 16.8s[1]
Declination	-32° 48′ 49″[1]
Redshift	0.002428 [1]
Distance	22.0 million ly
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.0
Other designations
HIPASS J1118-32, PKS 1115-325, 1RXS J111815.5-324733, AM 1115-323, IRAS F11158-3232, PMN J1118-3248, SGC 111551-3232.4, 6dFGS gJ111816.5-324851, IRAS 11158-3232, PSCz Q11158-3232, UGCA 232, ESO 377-37, LEDA 34554, QDOT B1115524-323240, [M98c] 111551.0-323224, ESO-LV 377-0370, 2MASX J11181630-3248453, RX J1118.2-3247, [VDD93] 131, FLASH J111816.77-324848.9, MCG-05-27-008, RX J111815-32479
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 3621 is a spiral galaxy about 22 million light-years away in the constellation of Hydra (The Sea Snake). It is comparatively bright and can be well seen in moderate-sized telescopes.

External links

• A Picture-perfect Pure-disc Galaxy — ESO Photo release.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 3621. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=ngc+3621. Retrieved 2010-02-02. 

Astronomical catalogs
NGC:	NGC 3619 - NGC 3620 - NGC 3621 - NGC 3622 - NGC 3623