NGC 3552

NGC 3552
NGC 3553
SDSS image of NGC 3552 (red arrow)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension11h 10m 42.843s[1]
Declination+28° 41′ 34.82″[1]
Redshift0.03317[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity9779 km/s[2]
Group or clusterAbell 1185[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.3[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.1[2]
Characteristics
TypeE-S0[4]
Other designations
MCG +05-27-003, PGC 33932[2]

NGC 3552 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.[5] It was discovered on April 11, 1785 by William Herschel.[6] It is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 1185.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ a b c d "NGC 3552". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. ^ a b c West, M. J.; Jordán, A.; Blakeslee, J. P.; Côté, P.; Gregg, M. D.; Takamiya, M.; Marzke, R. O. (2011). "The globular cluster systems of Abell 1185". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 528: A115. arXiv:1101.5399. Bibcode:2011A&A...528A.115W. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201015939. S2CID 56240513.
  4. ^ "Search specification: NGC 3552". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  5. ^ spider.seds.org
  6. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3550 - 3599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
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