NGC 543
| NGC 543 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 543 imaged by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 25m 50.00503s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 17′ 34.0010″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017575[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5223 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 324.66 ± 0.75 Mly (99.54 ± 0.23 Mpc)[2] |
| Group or cluster | Abell 194[3][4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.0[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Size | ~78,300 ly (24.01 kpc) (estimated)[5] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.6′ × 0.3′[6] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG +00-04-138, PGC 5311, CGCG 385-130[1][5] | |
NGC 543 is an elliptical galaxy located around 324 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. NGC 543 was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on October 31st, 1864.[6][5][7][8] It is not known to have much star formation, and it is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 194.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "NGC 539". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ Tully, R. Brent; et al. (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 86. arXiv:1307.7213. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. S2CID 118494842.
- ^ a b Hudson, Michael J.; Lucey, John R.; Smith, Russell J.; Schlegel, David J.; Davies, Roger L. (2001). "Streaming motions of galaxy clusters within 12 000 km s−1 - III. A standardized catalogue of Fundamental Plane data". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 327 (1): 265. Bibcode:2001MNRAS.327..265H. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04786.x.
- ^ a b Abell, G.O. (1958). "The distribution of rich clusters of galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 3: 211–288. Bibcode:1958ApJS....3..211A.
- ^ a b c "Results for object NGC 0543". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ a b Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 543". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 543". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 543 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
External links
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