NGC 1546
| Galaxy NGC 1546 |
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![NGC 1546 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_1546_DSS.jpg)
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| NGC 1546 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 14 m 36.54 s |
| declination | -56 ° 03 ′ 38.9 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 +? / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 3.2 ′ × 1.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 147 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Dorado group SSRS group 13 NGC 1553 group NGC 1566 group LGG 112 |
| Redshift | 0.004284 ± 0.000047 |
| Radial velocity | 1284 ± 14 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(50 ± 4) x 10 6 ly (15.2 ± 1.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 5, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1546 • PGC 14723 • ESO 157-012 • IRAS 04134-5611 • 2MASX J04143654-5603389 • SGC 041332-5611.1 • GALEX ASC J041436.66-560339.2 • LDCE 328 NED005 • HIPASS J0415-56 | |
NGC 1546 is a lenticular galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Dorado in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 50 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light-years across . It is a member of the five-galaxy NGC 1553 group ( LGG 112 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1549 , NGC 1553 , IC 2058 , IC 2060 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 5, 1834 .