| NGC 3550 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3550 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11 10 38.26 |
| Declination | +28° 46′ 02.2″ |
| Redshift | 0.035094 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 10336 km/s |
| Distance | 490 Mly (150 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.22 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.12 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0 |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 6214, PGC 33927 | |
NGC 3550 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered on April 11, 1785, by William Herschel. It is one of the brightest galaxies of the Abell 1185 galaxy cluster.
References
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- ^ "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. S2CID 119085482.
- "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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