NGC 3539 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 3539 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 11h 09m 08.840s [1] |
Declination | +28° 40′ 21.30″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.03230 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 9527 km/s [2] |
Distance | 561.61 ± 0.65 Mly (172.19 ± 0.20 Mpc) [3] |
Group or cluster | Abell 1185 [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.47 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0/a [4] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1′ × 0.25′ [5] |
Other designations | |
MCG +05-26-065, PGC 33799 [2] |
NGC 3539 is a lenticular galaxy [4] in the constellation Ursa Major. [6] It was discovered in April 1831 by John Herschel. [5] It is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 1185. [2]
NGC 3539 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 3539 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 11h 09m 08.840s [1] |
Declination | +28° 40′ 21.30″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.03230 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 9527 km/s [2] |
Distance | 561.61 ± 0.65 Mly (172.19 ± 0.20 Mpc) [3] |
Group or cluster | Abell 1185 [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.47 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0/a [4] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1′ × 0.25′ [5] |
Other designations | |
MCG +05-26-065, PGC 33799 [2] |
NGC 3539 is a lenticular galaxy [4] in the constellation Ursa Major. [6] It was discovered in April 1831 by John Herschel. [5] It is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 1185. [2]