NGC 548, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5326 or UGC 1010, is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus.[2] It is located approximately 244 million light-years from the Solar System[4] and was discovered on 2 November 1867 by American astronomer George Mary Searle.[6]
NGC 548 | |
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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 | 244 Mly[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 | |
PGC 5326, UGC 1010, MGC +00-04-141, 2MASS J01260251-0113324 [1][5] |
Observation history
Searle discovered NGC 548 at Harvard Observatory using a 15" Merz refractor telescope. His given micrometric position also matches UGC 1010 and PGC 5326.[6]
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 548.
- NGC 548 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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