Astronomy:NGC 3558
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
NGC 3558 | |
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HST image of NGC 3558 and LEDA 83465. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 11h 10m 55.9s[1] |
Declination | 28° 32′ 38″[1] |
Redshift | 0.032139[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 9635 km/s[1] |
Distance | 440 Mly (135 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Abell 1185 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E2,[2] S0p[1] |
Size | ~170,000 ly (53 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.97 x 0.86[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 155-89, CGCG 156-10, MCG 5-27-8, Mrk 422, PGC 33960[1] |
NGC 3558 is an elliptical[2][3] or a lenticular galaxy located 440 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Ursa Major.[5] It was discovered by the astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 15, 1866.[6] It is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 1185[7] and is classified as a LINER galaxy.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3558. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NGC 3558". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+3558&QueryType=ned.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "HyperLeda -object description". http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?PGC+033960++++++++++++++++++++.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+3558&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3558". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC3558.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3550 - 3599". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc35a.htm#3558.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+3558&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- "NGC 3558". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC++3558&NbIdent=query_hlinks&Coord=11+10+55.843+28+32+37.44&parents=3&submit=parents&hlinksdisplay=h_all.
- "Hierarchy catalogue". http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/fG.cgi?n=a104&o=NGC3558.
External links
- NGC 3558 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC 3558.
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