Astronomy:NGC 533
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Short description: Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 533 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 533 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 25m 31.432s[1] |
| Declination | +01° 45′ 33.57″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018509[2] |
| Helio 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 an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 8, 1785, by William Herschel. It was described as "pretty bright, pretty large, round, gradually brighter middle" by John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of the New General Catalogue.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "NED results for object NGC 0533". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+533&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "NGC 533". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+533.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 500 - 549". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc5.htm#533.
Notes
- ↑ POSS1 103a-O values used.
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