NGC 540

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NGC 540
NGC 0540 SDSS.jpg
NGC 540 imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 01h 27m 08.90558s [1]
Declination −20° 02′ 11.7187″ [1]
Redshift 0.033700±0.000213 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 10,103±89 km/s [3]
Characteristics
Type SB(s)0: [2]
Apparent size  (V)2.5 × 2.0 arcmin [2]
Other designations
LEDA 5410, PGC 5410, SGC 012444-2017.7

NGC 540 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 451 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 120,000 light years.[ citation needed ] The object was discovered on October 15, 1885, by the American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth. [4] [5] [6]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Colless, Matthew; Peterson, Bruce A.; Jackson, Carole; Peacock, John A.; Cole, Shaun; Norberg, Peder; et al. (June 2003). "The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Final Data Release". arXiv: astro-ph/0306581 . Bibcode:2003astro.ph..6581C.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ↑ Lavaux, Guilhem; Hudson, Michael J. (October 2011). "The 2M++ galaxy redshift catalogue". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 416 (4): 2840–2856. arXiv: 1105.6107 . Bibcode:2011MNRAS.416.2840L. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19233.x . S2CID   119267445.
  4. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 540 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  5. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 540". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
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