NGC 3598 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by the astronomer Albert Marth on March 4, 1865.[3]
| NGC 3598 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3598 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| 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] | |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f "Results for object NGC 3598 (NGC 3598)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ a b "Search specification: NGC 3598". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3550 - 3599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
External links
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