NGC 1553

NGC 1553
NGC 1553 core by HST, 0.3′ view
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDorado
Right ascension04h 16m 10.5s[1]
Declination−55° 46′ 49″[1]
Redshift1080 ± 11 km/s[1]
Distance78.9 Mly(24.2 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.3[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(rl)00[1]
Apparent size (V)4′.5 × 2′.8[1]
Other designations
PGC 14765,[1] IRAS 04150-5554,[1] ESO 157-17,[1] and AM 0415-555[1]
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NGC 1553 is a prototypical[3] lenticular galaxy in the constellation Dorado. It is the second brightest member of the Dorado Group of galaxies.[4][5][6][dubious – discuss] British astronomer John Herschel discovered NGC 1553 on December 5, 1834 using an 18.7 inch reflector.[7]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Blantonetal2001 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Rampazzo, R.; Plana, H.; Longhetti, M.; Amram, P.; et al. (August 2003), "Warm gas kinematics in shell galaxies", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 343 (3): 819–830, Bibcode:2003MNRAS.343..819R, doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06721.x
  4. ^ Ferguson, Henry C.; Sandage, Allan (July 1990), "Population studies in groups and clusters of galaxies. III - A catalog of galaxies in five nearby groups", Astronomical Journal, 100: 1–31, Bibcode:1990AJ....100....1F, doi:10.1086/115486
  5. ^ Firth, P.; Evstigneeva, E. A.; Jones, J. B.; Drinkwater, M. J.; et al. (November 2006), "Kinematics, substructure and luminosity-weighted dynamics of six nearby galaxy groups", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 372 (4): 1856–1868, arXiv:astro-ph/0608584, Bibcode:2006MNRAS.372.1856F, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10993.x, S2CID 18646500
  6. ^ Virginia A. Kilborn; Bärbel S. Koribalski; Duncan A. Forbes; David G. Barnes; et al. (January 2005), "A Wide-Field HI Study of the NGC 1566 Group", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 356 (1): 77–88, arXiv:astro-ph/0409743, Bibcode:2005MNRAS.356...77K, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08450.x
  7. ^ Robert E. Erdmann Jr., The NGC/IC Project: NGC 1553, Prescott, Arizona, archived from the original on 2001-09-04