NGC 3553

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NGC 3553
NGC 3553
J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension11h 10m 40.30586s[1]
Declination+28° 41′ 08.3322″[1]
Redshift0.03209[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity9466 km/s[2]
Group or clusterAbell 1185[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.3[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.0[2]
Characteristics
TypeSa[2]
Other designations
MCG +05-27-004, PGC 1842970[2]

NGC 3553 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.[4] It was discovered in March 1885 by Guillaume Bigourdan.[5] It is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 1185.[3]

References

External links

  • Media related to NGC 3553 at Wikimedia Commons