Astronomy:NGC 3554

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
NGC 3554
NGC3552 NGC3553 NGC3554 - SDSS DR14.png
SDSS image of NGC 3554 (bottom left)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension 11h 10m 47.856s[1]
Declination28° 39′ 36.81″[1]
Redshift0.02902[2]
Helio radial velocity8574 km/s[2]
Distance409.6 Mly (125.57 Mpc)[3]
Characteristics
TypeE2[2]
Other designations
MCG+05-27-007, PGC 33948[2]

NGC 3554 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.[4] It was discovered in December 1827 by John Herschel.[5]

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. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006AJ....131.1163S/abstract. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NGC 3554". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+3554. 
  3. Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal 655 (2): 790–813. doi:10.1086/510201. Bibcode2007ApJ...655..790C. 
  4. http://spider.seds.org/ NGC3554
  5. cseligman.com celestial atlas (NGC 3550 - 3599)

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