NGC 540

NGC 540 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 451 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 120,000 light years.^{[citation needed]} The object was discovered on October 15, 1885, by the American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth.^[4][5][6]

NGC 540
NGC 540 imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	01h 27m 08.90558s[1]
Declination	−20° 02′ 11.7187″[1]
Redshift	0.033700±0.000213[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	10,103±89 km/s[3]
Characteristics
Type	SB(s)0:[2]
Apparent size (V)	2.5 × 2.0 arcmin[2]
Other designations
LEDA 5410, PGC 5410, SGC 012444-2017.7