NGC 544

NGC 544
NGC 544
	An image of NGC 544, which is just south of NGC 546
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	01h 25m 12.02s
Declination	−38° 21′ 15.87″
Redshift	0.020034
Heliocentric radial velocity	5946 km/s
Characteristics
Apparent size (V)	1.5 × 1.1 arcmin
Other designations
	GC 320, h 2411

NGC 544 (also known as GC 320 or h 2411) is a faint, small, and round elliptical galaxy located in the Sculptor constellation. The galaxy was discovered by John Herschel on 23 October 1835 and its apparent size is 1.5 by 1.1 arc minutes. It is approximately 360 million light years away from Earth, it is similar to those of NGC 534, NGC 546 and NGC 549.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "NGC 544". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ "NGC 544 - seds". seds. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ "NGC 544". cseligman. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

External links

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[NGC_544-1] "NGC 544". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[2] "NGC 544 - seds". seds. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[3] "NGC 544". cseligman. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

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