NGC 573

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Galaxy
NGC 573
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LEDA 212777 & NGC 573 [1] SDSS image
LEDA 212777 & NGC 573 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation Andromeda
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 01 h 30 m 49.3 s
declination + 41 ° 15 ′ 26 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S?  
Brightness  (visual) 12.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.7 mag
Angular expansion 0.4 ′ × 0.4 ′
Surface brightness 10.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.009300 ± 0.000020  
Radial velocity 2788 ± 6 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(131 ± 9)  ·  10 6  ly
(40.3 ± 2.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery Édouard Stephan
Discovery date October 21, 1881
Catalog names
NGC  573 • UGC  1078 • PGC  5638 • CGCG  537-010 • IRAS  01278 + 4100 • 2MASX  J01304935 + 4115263 • GALEX ASC J013049.21 + 411526.6

NGC 573 is a dwarf galaxy in the constellation Andromeda in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 131 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 15,000 light years across.

The object was discovered by Édouard Stephan on October 21, 1881 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e SEDS : NGC 573
  4. Seligman