NGC 3658

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Galaxy
NGC 3658
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NGC 3658 [1] SDSS image
NGC 3658 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation Big Bear
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 23 m 58.265 s
declination + 38 ° 33 ′ 44.43 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA (r) 0 ^ 0 ^:  
Brightness  (visual) 12.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.1 mag
Angular expansion 1.8 ′ × 1.7 ′
Position angle 27 °
Surface brightness 13.0 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 3665 group
LGG 236  
Redshift 0.006801 ± 0.000017  
Radial velocity 2039 ± 5 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(92 ± 7)  x  10 6  ly
(28.1 ± 2.0)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date March 23, 1789
Catalog names
NGC  3658 • UGC  6409 • PGC  35003 • CGCG  214-003 • MCG  + 07-24-002 • 2MASX  J11235824 + 3833447 • GC  2400 • H  IV 59 • h  877 • GALEX ASC J112358.49 + 383345.3 • LDCE 805 NED003

NGC 3658 is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 92 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years in diameter.
Together with NGC 3648 , NGC 3652 , NGC 3665 , PGC 35039 , PGC 35080 and PGC 35124 , it forms the NGC 3665 galaxy group .

The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 23, 1789 .

Web links

Commons : NGC 3658  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 3658
  4. a b VizieR
  5. Seligman