Astronomy:NGC 2558
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| NGC 2558 | |
|---|---|
 A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Image of NGC 2558 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Right ascension | 08h 19m 12.7681s[1] |
| Declination | +20° 30′ 38.337″[1] |
| Distance | 316 Mly (96.83 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | NGC 2563 (LGG 158) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.6[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 04331 , CGCG 119-050 , CGCG 0816.4+2040 , MCG +04-20-022 | |
NGC 2558 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cancer.[3] It was discovered on February 13, 1787, by William Herschel.[3]
See also
- List of NGC objects (2001–3000)
- LGG 158 (Galaxy Group with 14 galaxies) : NGC 2556 NGC 2557 NGC 2558 NGC 2560 NGC 2562NGC 2563 NGC 2569[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) results for object NGC 2558". NASA/IPAC. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+2558&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ↑ "SIMBAD Astronomical Database - NGC 2558". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+2558. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 2550 - 2599". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc25a.htm#2558.
- ↑ "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups.". 19 Nov 1993. https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/ftp/J/A+AS/100/47/table2.dat#:~:text=LGG%20158%20PGC23289,081836.0%2B211700%20%20%204880%2B.
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