| NGC 548 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS view of NGC 548 | |
| Observation data (J2000[1]epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus[2] |
| Right ascension | 01h 26m 02.5s[3] |
| Declination | −01° 13′ 32″[3] |
| Redshift | 0.01802 ± 0.00001[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | (5354 ± 3) km/s[1] |
| Distance | 244Mly[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.7[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.7[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.8' × 0.5'[2] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASS J01260251-0113324,UGC 1010,MCG +00-04-141,PGC 5326[1][5] | |
NGC 548, also occasionally referred to asPGC 5326 orUGC 1010, is anelliptical galaxy in the constellationCetus.[2] It is located approximately 244 million light-years from theSolar System[4] and was discovered on 2 November 1867 byAmericanastronomerGeorge Mary Searle.[6]
Searle discovered NGC 548 at Harvard Observatory using a 15" Merzrefractor telescope. His given micrometric position also matches UGC 1010 and PGC 5326.[6]
