NGC 54 | |
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Observation data (2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus [1] |
Right ascension | 00h 15m 07.6s [2] |
Declination | 00° 07′ 58″ [2] |
Redshift | 0.017802 [3] |
Helio radial velocity | 5335 km/s [2] |
Distance | 240,000,000 ly [2] (78,000,000 Parsecs) [4] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.7 [5] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(r)a [5] |
Size | 90,000 [2] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.445' x 0.525' [6] |
Other designations | |
MCG -01-01-060 2MASX J00150767-070624 2MASXi J0015076-070623 IRAS F00125-0723 AKARI J0015076-070623 6dF J0015076-070624 6dF J0015077-070624 LDCE 0010 NED004 HDCE 0009 NED004 USGC S005 NED03 GSC 4670 00994 PGC 1011 NVSS J001507-070622 [3] |
NGC 54 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. The galaxy was discovered by Wilhelm Tempel in 1886, and he defined it as "very faint, pretty small, round." [2] The galaxy is 90,000 light years in diameter, [2] making it slightly smaller than the Milky Way.
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NGC 4623 is an edge-on lenticular or elliptical galaxy located about 54 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. NGC 4623 is classified as an E7, a rare type of "late" elliptical that represents the first stage of transition into a lenticular galaxy. NGC 4623 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 13, 1784. NGC 4623 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
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