| NGC 553 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 553 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 26m 12s |
| Declination | 33° 24’ 18” |
| Redshift | 0.017068 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5117 +/- 30km/s |
| Distance | 219 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0 |
| Size | 89,000ly (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.5' x 0.3' |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 5333,Mrk 1155, AGC 110325,CGCG 502-084 | |
NGC 553 is alenticular galaxy recorded in theNew General Catalogue. It is located 219 millionlight-years towards the direction of the constellationPisces on the sky.[1][2] It is anS0 type galaxy. It was discovered by British astronomerWilliam Herschel in 1784 using a 47.5 cm (18.7 in) reflector.[2][3]
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