NGC 503

NGC 503
NGC 503
SDSS view of NGC 503
Observation data (J2000[1] epoch)
ConstellationPisces[2]
Right ascension01h 23m 28.4s[3]
Declination+33° 19′ 54″[3]
Redshift0.01975 ± 0.00007[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity(5862 ± 21) km/s[1]
Distance265 Mly[4]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.1[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.1[2]
Characteristics
TypeE-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]
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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]

  1. ^ a b c d "NGC 503". Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Revised NGC Data for NGC 503". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  3. ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  4. ^ a b An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
  5. ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 500 - 549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.