NGC 3598

NGC 3598
SDSS image of NGC 3598
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	11^h 15^m 11.67^s[1]
Declination	+17° 15′ 45.7″[1]
Redshift	0.02050[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	6146 km/s[1]
Distance	311.9 ± 21.9 Mly (95.64 ± 6.71 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.47[2]
Characteristics
Type	S0^−:[1]
Other designations
UGC 6278, MCG +03-29-014, PGC 34306[2]

NGC 3598 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by the astronomer Albert Marth on March 4, 1865.^[3]

See also

• List of galaxies
• List of largest galaxies
• List of nearest galaxies

References

1. "Results for object NGC 3598 (NGC 3598)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
2. "Search specification: NGC 3598". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
3. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3550 - 3599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.

External links

• Media related to NGC 3598 at Wikimedia Commons