NGC 3666 is an unbarred
spiral galaxy
Spiral galaxies form a class of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work ''The Realm of the Nebulae''[Leo
Leo or Léo may refer to:
Acronyms
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* Law enforcement organisation
* ''Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky
* Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
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. It was discovered by
William Herschel on March 15, 1784.
It is a member of the
Leo II Groups
The Leo II Groups, or Leo II Cloud, are a series of at least 110 galactic clusters and individual galaxies stretching approximately 30 Mly (9.2 Mpc) off the right edge of the Virgo Supercluster. It is located approximately 65 Mly (20 Mpc) to 95 M ...
, a series of galaxies and
galaxy clusters strung out from the right edge of the
Virgo Supercluster.
See also
*
List of NGC objects (3001-4000)
Gallery
File:NGC3666 - SDSS DR14.jpg, NGC 3666 (SDSS DR14)
References
External links
Astronomical objects discovered in 1784
Unbarred spiral galaxies
3666
Leo (constellation)
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