Astronomy:NGC 543

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 543
NGC 0543 SDSS.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 543
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 01h 25m 50.00503s[1]
Declination−01° 17′ 34.0010″[1]
Redshift0.017575[1]
Helio radial velocity5223 km/s[1]
Distance324.66 ± 0.75 Mly (99.54 ± 0.23 Mpc)[2]
Group or clusterAbell 194[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.0[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Other designations
MCG+00-04-138, PGC 5311[1]

NGC 543 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 239 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 40,000 ly. NGC 543 was discovered by the German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest.[4][5][6] It is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 194.[3]

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