Astronomy:NGC 544

Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Sculptor

NGC 544
An image of NGC 544, which is just south of NGC 546
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	01h 25m 12.02s
Declination	−38° 21′ 15.87″
Helio radial velocity	5946
Characteristics
Apparent size (V)	1.5 × 1.1 arcmin
Other designations
GC 320, h 2411

NGC 544 (also known as GC 320 or h 2411) is a faint, small, and round elliptical galaxy located in the Sculptor constellation. The galaxy was discovered by John Herschel on 23 October, 1835 and it's apparent size is 1.5 by 1.1 arc minutes. It is approximately 360 million light years away from Earth, it is similar to those of NGC 534, NGC 546 and NGC 549.