NGC 526A
| Galaxy NGC 526A |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | sculptor |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 23 m 54.2 s |
| declination | -35 ° 03 ′ 55 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0pec? Sy1.5 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 72 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.019097 +/- 0.000130 |
| Radial velocity | 5725 +/- 39 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(254 ± 18) x 10 6 ly (77.8 ± 5.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 1, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 526 • PGC 5120 • ESO 352-66 • MCG -06-04-019 • 2MASX J01235436-3503555 • GC 309 • h 2408 • NGC 526A • AM 0121-351 | |
NGC 526A is a lenticular galaxy in the Sculptor constellation , approximately 240 million light years from the Milky Way . Nearby is another galaxy, for which the number NGC 526B has been assigned.
The object was discovered on September 1, 1834 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .
Web links
Commons : NGC 526A - collection of images, videos, and audio files
