| NGC 533 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 533 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 25m 31.432s[1] |
| Declination | +01° 45′ 33.57″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018509[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5549 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 200.86 ± 39.79 Mly (61.583 ± 12.199 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.27[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.1[3] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | −22.64[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E3:[2] |
| Size | 233,700 ly (71,660 pc)[2][note 1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.8′ × 2.3′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 992,MGC+00-04-131,PGC 5283 | |
NGC 533 is anelliptical galaxy in the constellationCetus. It was discovered on October 8, 1785, byWilliam Herschel. It was described as "pretty bright, pretty large, round, gradually brighter middle" byJohn Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of theNew General Catalogue.[4]
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