NGC 3558

NGC 3558
HST image of NGC 3558 and LEDA 83465.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension11h 10m 55.9s
Declination28° 32′ 38″
Redshift0.032139
Heliocentric radial velocity9635 km/s
Distance440 Mly (135 Mpc)
Group or clusterAbell 1185
Apparent magnitude (V)14.3
Characteristics
TypeE2, S0p
Size~170,000 ly (53 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)0.97 x 0.86
Other designations
CGCG 155-89, CGCG 156-10, MCG 5-27-8, Mrk 422, PGC 33960

NGC 3558 is an elliptical or a lenticular galaxy located 440 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by the astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 15, 1866. It is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 1185 and is classified as a LINER galaxy.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3558. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "NGC 3558". Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3558". spider.seds.org. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  6. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3550 - 3599". cseligman.com. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
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    - "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved November 1, 2018.