NGC 3658
| Galaxy NGC 3658 |
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| NGC 3658 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big Bear |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| 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 |
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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 .
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