NGC 3553
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NGC 3553 is a Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
. It was discovered in March 1885 by Guillaume Bigourdan
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Ursa Major
Ursa Major , also known as the Great Bear, is a constellation visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere. It can best be seen in April...
. It was discovered in March 1885 by Guillaume Bigourdan
Guillaume Bigourdan
Camille Guillaume Bigourdan was a French astronomer.Bigourdan was born at Sistels, Tarn-et-Garonne. In 1877 he was appointed by Félix Tisserand as assistant astronomer at the Toulouse Observatory, and in 1879 followed Tisserand to the Paris Observatory when the latter became director there.He...
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