NGC 3585
| Galaxy NGC 3585 |
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![NGC 3585, [1] using Pan-STARRS](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_3585_PanSTARRS1_i.r.g.jpg)
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| NGC 3585, using Pan-STARRS | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 13 m 17.091 s |
| declination | -26 ° 45 ′ 17.42 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E7 / S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 9.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 10.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 4.6 ′ × 2.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 107 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 3585 group LGG 230 |
| Redshift | 0.004783 ± 0.000040 |
| Radial velocity | 1434 ± 12 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(55 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (17.0 ± 1.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 9, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3585 • PGC 34160 • ESO 502-025 • MCG -04-27-004 • 2MASX J11131710-2645179 • SGC 111050-2629.0 • GC 2341 • H II 269 • h 3328 • GALEX ASC J111317.01-264516.3 • LDCE 791 NED002 • WISEA J111317.10-264517.4 | |
NGC 3585 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E6 in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 55 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is the brightest member of the NGC 3585 group ( LGG 230 ).
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on December 9, 1784 .
NGC 3585 group ( LGG 230 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million ly |
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| NGC 3585 | PGC 34160 | 55 |
| PGC 33788 | ESO 438-005 | 58 |
| PGC 33957 | ESO 438-010 | 58 |
| PGC 34087 | ESO 438-012 | 50 |
| PGC 34466 | ESO 438-017 | 46 |
| PGC 33505 | ESO 502-016 | 59 |
| PGC 34349 | ESO 503-007 | 59 |