Astronomy:NGC 3552

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
NGC 3552
NGC 3553
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SDSS image of NGC 3552 (red arrow)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension 11h 10m 42.843s[1]
Declination+28° 41′ 34.82″[1]
Redshift0.03317[2]
Helio radial velocity9779 km/s[2]
Group or clusterAbell 1185[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.3[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.1[2]
Characteristics
TypeE-S0[4]
Other designations
MCG+05-27-003, PGC 33932[2]

NGC 3552 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.[5] It was discovered on April 11, 1785 by William Herschel.[6] It is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 1185.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode2006AJ....131.1163S. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NGC 3552". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+3552. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 West, M. J.; Jordán, A.; Blakeslee, J. P.; Côté, P.; Gregg, M. D.; Takamiya, M.; Marzke, R. O. (2011). "The globular cluster systems of Abell 1185". Astronomy & Astrophysics 528: A115. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201015939. Bibcode2011A&A...528A.115W. 
  4. "Search specification: NGC 3552". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=NGC%203552. Retrieved 2021-02-02. 
  5. spider.seds.org
  6. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3550 - 3599". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc35a.htm#3552. Retrieved 2021-02-02. 

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