NGC 549

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NGC 549
NGC 549 legacy dr10.jpg
legacy surveys view of NGC 549
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Sculptor
Right ascension 01h 25m 07.1s [1]
Declination −38° 00′ 28″ [1]
Redshift 0.020734 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 6060 [3]
Distance 259.95  Mly (79.700  Mpc)
Characteristics
Type (R')SB(s)a [1]
Other designations
MCG -07-04-004, PGC 5278 [2]

NGC 549 is a barred spiral galaxy in the southern constellation Sculptor. It was discovered by British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel on November 29, 1837. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 IPAC, NASA. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, search for NGC 0549". nedipac. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "NGC 549". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "Database for NGC 549". inthesky. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ngc 549 info". cseligman. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
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