Astronomy:NGC 3539
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
NGC 3539 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 3539 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 11h 09m 08.840s[1] |
Declination | +28° 40′ 21.30″[1] |
Redshift | 0.03230[2] |
Helio radial velocity | 9527 km/s[2] |
Distance | 561.61 ± 0.65 Mly (172.19 ± 0.20 Mpc)[3] |
Group or cluster | Abell 1185[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.47[4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0/a[4] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1′ × 0.25′[5] |
Other designations | |
MCG+05-26-065, PGC 33799[2] |
NGC 3539 is a lenticular galaxy[4] in the constellation Ursa Major.[6] It was discovered in April 1831 by John Herschel.[5] It is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 1185.[2]
References
- ↑ 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. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "NGC 3539". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+3539.
- ↑ Tully, R. Brent (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal 146 (4): 86. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. Bibcode: 2013AJ....146...86T.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Gil de Paz, Armando et al. (December 2007). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 173 (2): 185–255. doi:10.1086/516636. Bibcode: 2007ApJS..173..185G.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3500 - 3549". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc35.htm#3539. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ↑ spider.seds.org
External links
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC 3539.
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