Astronomy:NGC 1993
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Lepus
| NGC 1993 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1993 and in the far top-left from it is the ESO 544-16 galaxy | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Lepus |
| Right ascension | 05h 35m 25.6s[1] |
| Declination | −17° 48′ 55″[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 3135[2] |
| Distance | 143 million |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.39[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0^-(rs) |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5 x 1.4[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 554-14, MCG-03-15-003, PGC 17487,[3] GC 1196, H 3.269[4] | |
NGC 1993 (also known as ESO 554-14) is a lenticular galaxy located in the Lepus constellation. It was discovered by John Herschel on February 6, 1835.[5] It is about 143 million light years from the Milky Way. Its apparent magnitude is 13.39[1] and its size is 1.5 arc minutes.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "NED results for object NGC 1993". NED. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+1993&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&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 1993 -- Galaxy in Group of Galaxies". SIMBAD. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?protocol=html&Ident=NGC_1993&bibdisplay=none.
- ↑ "NGC_1993". LEDA. http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=NGC_1993.
- ↑ "NGC 1993". SEDS. http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?CatalogNumber=NGC+1993.
- ↑ "NGC 1993". cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc19a.htm#1993.
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