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NGC 3558

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Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
NGC 3558
HST image of NGC 3558 and LEDA 83465.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension11 10 55.9
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. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3558. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "NGC 3558". Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  3. ^ "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.
    - "NGC 3558". Retrieved November 1, 2018.
    - "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved November 1, 2018.

External links

New General Catalogue 3001 to 4000


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