| NGC 543 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 543 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 25m 50.00503s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 17′ 34.0010″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017575[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5223 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 324.66 ± 0.75 Mly (99.54 ± 0.23 Mpc)[2] |
| Group orcluster | Abell 194[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.0[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG +00-04-138,PGC 5311[1] | |
NGC 543 is anelliptical galaxy located around 324 millionlight-years away in theconstellation Cetus. NGC 543 was discovered on October 31st, 1864 byHeinrich Louis d'Arrest.[4][5][6] It is not known to have muchstar formation, and it is a member of thegalaxy clusterAbell 194.[3]
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