NGC 53

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NGC 53
NGC 53 DECam.png
DECam image of NGC 53 and nearby stars
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]
Size120,000 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+028APMUKS(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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References

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  2. 1 2 "NED search results for NGC 53" . Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99" . Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  4. ↑ "parsecs to lightyears conversion" . Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  5. ↑ "NGC 53 » Deep Sky Objects Browser". Archived from the original on 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  6. 1 2 "NGC 53 - Galaxy - WIKISKY" . Retrieved 2013-08-23.
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