NGC 53 | |
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Observation data (2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Tucana[1] |
Right ascension | 00h 14m 41.8s [1] |
Declination | −60° 19′ 39″ |
Redshift | 0.015237 ± 0.000087[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4570 km/s |
Distance | 200,000,000ly[3] (65,000,000 Parsecs)[4] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.50 [5] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R)SB(r)ab [3] |
Size | 120,000 light years[3] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.698′ × 1.047′ [6] |
Other designations | |
PGC 982[6] ESO 111- G 020 ESO 001215-6036.4 AM 0012-603 FAIRALL 3 2MASX J00144279-6019425 IRAS F00122-6036 SGC 01215-6036.4 ESO-LV 1110200 2MIG 25 6dF J0014427-601942 6dF J0014428-601942 APMBGC 111-079+028 APMUKS(BJ) B001216.14-603622.4 [2] |
NGC 53 is a ringed barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Tucana.[1] It was discovered by John Herschel on 15 September 1836.[3] He described it as "very faint, small, extended".[3] The galaxy is approximately 120,000 light-years across, making it about as large as the Milky Way.[3]
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