NGC 3501 is a spiral galaxy 80 million light years away, located in the constellation Leo.

It was discovered on 23 April 1881 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan.

[4] NGC 3501 was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2014, showing an edge-on spiral galaxy; its companion NGC 3507 is not included in the photograph.

[5] 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.

[6] This spiral galaxy article is a stub.