NGC 3550
NGC 3550 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.[5] It was discovered on April 11, 1785 by William Herschel.[6] It is one of the brightest galaxies of the Abell 1185 galaxy cluster.
| NGC 3550 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3550 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11h 10m 38.26s[1] |
| Declination | +28° 46′ 02.2″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.035094[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 10336 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 490 Mly (150 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.22[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.12[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 6214, PGC 33927[2] | |
References
- Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
- "NGC 3550". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- Gil de Paz, Armando; et al. (December 2007). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 173 (2): 185–255. arXiv:astro-ph/0606440. Bibcode:2007ApJS..173..185G. doi:10.1086/516636.
- "Search specification: NGC 3550". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- spider.seds.org
- Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3550 - 3599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
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