| NGC 555 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 27m 11.80s [1] |
| Declination | −22° 45′ 43.00″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.034137 ± 1.50 [1] |
| Distance | 479 Mly (147.04 Mpc) [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.4 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | G [1] |
| Size | 173,000 ly [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.759′ × 0.676′ [1] |
| Notable features | Maybe evolving into a ring galaxy(?) |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 476-12, [1] PGC 5419, [1] 2MASX J01271185-2245439, [1] GSC 06426-00050, [1] MCG-04-04-014, [1] ESO-LV 476-0120, [1] SGC 012448-2301.3, [1] 6dFGS gJ012711.8-224544, [1] NPM1G -23.0003, [1] LEDA 5419, [1] APMBGC 476+036-111, [1] Gaia DR2 5042200315975022592 [1] | |
NGC 555 is a lenticular galaxy located around 479 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. [1] NGC 555 was discovered in 1886 by the American astronomer Frank Muller. [2] NGC 555 is not known to have much star formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus. [3] [1]
