Astronomy:NGC 3598

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Coordinates: Sky map 11h 15m 11.67s, +17° 15′ 45.7″

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NGC3598 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 3598
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension 11h 15m 11.67s[1]
Declination+17° 15′ 45.7″[1]
Redshift0.02050[1]
Helio radial velocity6146 km/s[1]
Distance311.9 ± 21.9 Mly (95.64 ± 6.71 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.47[2]
Characteristics
TypeS0:[1]
Other designations
UGC 6278, MCG+03-29-014, PGC 34306[2]

NGC 3598 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by the astronomer Albert Marth on March 4, 1865.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Results for object NGC 3598 (NGC 3598)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC%203598&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1. Retrieved 2021-07-25. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Search specification: NGC 3598". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=NGC%203598. Retrieved 2021-07-25. 
  3. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3550 - 3599". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc35a.htm#3598. Retrieved 2021-07-25. 

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