NGC 555
| NGC 555 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 27m 11.80s[1] |
| Declination | −22° 45′ 43.00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.034137 ± 1.50[1] |
| Distance | 479 Mly (147.04 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | G[1] |
| Size | 173,000 ly[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.759′ × 0.676′[1] |
| Notable features | Maybe evolving into a ring galaxy(?) |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 476-12,[1] PGC 5419,[1] 2MASX J01271185-2245439,[1] GSC 06426-00050,[1]MCG-04-04-014,[1] ESO-LV 476-0120,[1] SGC 012448-2301.3,[1] 6dFGS gJ012711.8-224544,[1] NPM1G -23.0003,[1] LEDA 5419,[1] APMBGC 476+036-111,[1] Gaia DR2 5042200315975022592[1] | |
NGC 555 is a lenticular galaxy located around 479 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus.[1] NGC 555 was discovered in 1886 by the American astronomer Frank Muller.[2] NGC 555 is not known to have much star formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.[3][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "NGC 555 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "NGC 555 - Lenticular Galaxy in Cetus | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
External links
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Media related to NGC 555 at Wikimedia Commons
