NGC 3550

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NGC 3550
NGC3550 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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]

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.

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