NGC 503 | |
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Observation data (J2000[1] epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces[2] |
Right ascension | 01h 23m 28.4s[3] |
Declination | +33° 19′ 54″[3] |
Redshift | 0.01975 ± 0.00007[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | (5862 ± 21) km/s[1] |
Distance | 265 Mly[4] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.1[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.1[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E-S0[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.9' × 0.7'[2] |
Other designations | |
PGC 5086, GC 5169, MGC +05-04-040, 2MASS J01232845+3319542 [1][5] |
NGC 503, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5086 or GC 5169, is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces.[2] It is located approximately 265 million light-years from the Solar System[4] and was discovered on 13 August 1863 by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest.[5]