| NGC 527 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 527 as seen by DECam | |
| Observation data (J2000[1] epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sculptor[2] |
| Right ascension | 01h 23m 58.0s[3] |
| Declination | −35° 06′ 55″[3] |
| Redshift | 0.019243 ± 0.000057[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | (5713 ± 17) km/s[1] |
| Distance | 259 Mly[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.2[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.1[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0-a[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.6' × 0.3'[2] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 5128, PGC 5141, GC 310, MGC -06-04-021, 2MASS J01235812-3506545, h 2409[1][5] | |
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NGC 527, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5128 or PGC 5141, is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 259 million light-years from the Solar System[4] in the constellation Sculptor.[2] It was discovered on 1 September 1834 by astronomer John Herschel. [5]
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- ^ a b c d e f "Revised NGC Data for NGC 527". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 500 - 549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.