NGC 533 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01h 25m 31.432s[1] |
Declination | +01° 45′ 33.57″[1] |
Redshift | 0.018509[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5549 km/s[2] |
Distance | 200.86 ± 39.79 Mly (61.583 ± 12.199 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.27[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.1[3] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | −22.64[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E3:[2] |
Size | 233,700 ly (71,660 pc)[2][note 1] |
Apparent size (V) | 3.8′ × 2.3′[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 992, MGC+00-04-131, PGC 5283 |
NGC 533 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 8, 1785, by William Herschel. It was described as "pretty bright, pretty large, round, gradually brighter middle" by John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of the New General Catalogue.[4]
New General Catalogue 500 to 999 | |
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