Astronomy:NGC 551

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 551
NGC551 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 551
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 01h 27m 40.8s[1]
Declination+37° 10′ 58″[1]
Redshift0.017352[2]
Helio radial velocity5188 km/s[2]
Distance205 Mly (62.8 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.0[2]
Characteristics
TypeSBbc[3]
Other designations
UGC 1034, MCG+06-04-027, PGC 5450[2]

NGC 551 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It is estimated to be about 205 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] The object was discovered on 21, September 1786 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.[4][5][6]

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