| NGC 3539 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3539 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| 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 orcluster | 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 alenticular galaxy[4] in the constellationUrsa Major.[6] It was discovered in April 1831 byJohn Herschel.[5] It is a member of thegalaxy cluster Abell 1185.[2]
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