NGC 3554

NGC 3554
NGC 3554
	SDSS image of NGC 3554 (bottom left)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ursa Major
Right ascension	11h 10m 47.856s
Declination	28° 39′ 36.81″
Redshift	0.02902
Helio radial velocity	8574 km/s
Distance	409.6 Mly (125.57 Mpc)
Characteristics
Type	E2
Other designations
	MCG +05-27-007, PGC 33948

Last updated August 14, 2023

NGC 3554 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.^[4] It was discovered in December 1827 by John Herschel.^[5]

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References

1 2 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.
1 2 3 4 "NGC 3554". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2020-12-12.
↑ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv: astro-ph/0610732 . Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
↑ http://spider.seds.org/ NGC3554
↑ cseligman.com celestial atlas (NGC 3550 - 3599)

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[2MASS-1] 1 2 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.

[SIMBAD-2] 1 2 3 4 "NGC 3554". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2020-12-12.

[Crook-3] Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv: astro-ph/0610732 . Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.

[4] ttps://spider.seds.org/ NGC3554

[5] seligman.com celestial atlas (NGC 3550 - 3599)

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