NGC 4553
| Galaxy NGC 4553 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 36 m 07.6 s |
| declination | -39 ° 26 ′ 19 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (RL) SA (r) 0 ^ + |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.1 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Position angle | 176 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 298 |
| Redshift | 0.010491 ± 0.000060 |
| Radial velocity | (3145 ± 18) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(132 ± 9) x 10 6 ly (40.6 ± 2.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 22, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4553 • PGC 42018 • ESO 322-G030 • MCG -06-28-006 • 2MASX J12360761-3926191 • GC 3098 • h 3400 • LDCE 0916 NED034 | |
NGC 4553 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0-a in the constellation Centaur in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 132 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on April 22, 1835 by John Herschel with an 18-inch reflecting telescope.