NGC 3558

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NGC 3558
NGC3558 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 3558.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Ursa Major
Right ascension 11h 10m 55.9s [1]
Declination 28° 32′ 38″ [1]
Redshift 0.032139 [1]
Helio radial velocity 9635 km/s [1]
Distance 440  Mly (135  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Abell 1185
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.3 [1]
Characteristics
Type E2, [2] S0p [1]
Size~170,000  ly (53  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.97 x 0.86 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 155-89, CGCG 156-10, MCG 5-27-8, Mrk 422, PGC 33960 [1]

NGC 3558 is an elliptical [2] [3] or a lenticular galaxy located 440 million light-years away [4] in the constellation Ursa Major. [5] It was discovered by the astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 15, 1866. [6] It is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 1185 [7] and is classified as a LINER galaxy. [2] [3]

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References

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  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.
    - "NGC 3558" . Retrieved November 1, 2018.
    - "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved November 1, 2018.


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