NGC 576
| Galaxy NGC 576 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 28 m 57.7 s |
| declination | -51 ° 35 ′ 55 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SB (rl) 0 / a |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.0 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 18 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.012018 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 3603 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(157 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (48.0 ± 3.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 3, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 576 • PGC 5535 • ESO 196-007 • IRAS 01269-5151 • 2MASX J01285769-5135553 • SGC 012655-5151.4 • GC 338 • h 2417 • GALEX ASC J012857.52-513555.1 • FAIR 295 0 | |
NGC 576 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Phoenix in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 157 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on October 3, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 576. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on May 13, 2015 (English).