| NGC 3558 | |
|---|---|
 HST image of NGC 3558 and LEDA 83465. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11h 10m 55.9s[1] |
| Declination | 28° 32′ 38″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.032139[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9635 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 440 Mly (135 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | Abell 1185 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E2,[2] S0p[1] |
| Size | ~170,000 ly (53 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.97 x 0.86[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 155-89, CGCG 156-10, MCG 5-27-8, Mrk 422, PGC 33960[1] | |
NGC 3558 is anelliptical[2][3] or alenticular galaxy located 440 millionlight-years away[4] in theconstellationUrsa Major.[5] It was discovered by the astronomerHeinrich d'Arrest on April 15, 1866.[6] It is a member of thegalaxy clusterAbell 1185[7] and is classified as aLINER galaxy.[2][3]
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