NGC 3626
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NGC 3626, also Caldwell 40, is a medium-tightness spiral galaxy and Caldwell object in the constellation Leo. It shines at magnitude +10.9. Its celestial coordinates are RA 11h20.1m, DEC +18°21'. It is located near the naked-eye class A4 star Zosma, as well as galaxies NGC 3608, NGC 3607, NGC 3659, NGC 3686, NGC 3684, NGC 3691, NGC 3681, and NGC 3655.
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- Stars and Planets, Jay M. Pasachoff, PETERSON FIELD GUIDESTM, 2000, ISBN 0-395-93432-X
- FIREFLY: ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE, Sir Patrick Moore, Firefly Books Limited, 2003, ISBN 1-55297-819-2