NGC 3550 explained

NGC 3550
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Ursa Major
Ra:	^[1]
H Radial V:	10336 km/s
Z:	0.035094
Dist Ly:	^[2]
Type:	S0^[3]
Appmag V:	13.22
Appmag B:	14.12
Names:	^[4]

NGC 3550 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.^[5] It was discovered on April 11, 1785, by William Herschel.^[6] It is one of the brightest galaxies of the Abell 1185 galaxy cluster.

Notes and References

1. 10.1086/498708 . Skrutskie . Michael F. . Cutri . Roc M. . Stiening . Rae . Weinberg . Martin D. . Schneider . Stephen E. . Carpenter . John M. . Beichman . Charles A. . Capps . Richard W. . Chester . Thomas . Elias . Jonathan H. . Huchra . John P. . Liebert . James W. . Lonsdale . Carol J. . Monet . David G. . Price . Stephan . Seitzer . Patrick . Jarrett . Thomas H. . Kirkpatrick . J. Davy . Gizis . John E. . Howard . Elizabeth V. . Evans . Tracey E. . Fowler . John W. . Fullmer . Linda . Hurt . Robert L. . Light . Robert M. . Kopan . Eugene L. . Marsh . Kenneth A. . McCallon . Howard L. . Tam . Robert . Van Dyk . Schuyler D. . Wheelock . Sherry L. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies. Gil de Paz. Armando. Boissier. Samuel. Madore. Barry F.. Seibert. Mark. Joe. Young H.. Boselli. Alessandro. Wyder. Ted K.. Thilker. David. Bianchi. Luciana. 1. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 173. 2. 185–255. December 2007. 10.1086/516636. 2007ApJS..173..185G. astro-ph/0606440. 119085482.
3. Web site: Search specification: NGC 3550. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2021-02-02.
4. NGC 3550. 2021-02-02.
5. http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC3550 spider.seds.org
6. Web site: New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3550 - 3599. Seligman, Courtney. cseligman.com. 2021-02-02.