| NGC 3598 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3598 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 15m 11.67s[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 alenticular galaxy located in theconstellationLeo. It was discovered by the astronomerAlbert Marth on March 4, 1865.[3]
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