NGC 575
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| NGC 575 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 30m 46.6s[1] |
| Declination | +21° 26′ 26″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.010434 ± 0.000017 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3128 ± 5 km/s |
| Distance | 145 ± 10 kly (44.4 ± 3.1 kpc)h−1 0.73 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.9 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.6 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)c[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.7 × 1.6 arcseconds[2] |
| Other designations | |
| IC 1710,[1] MCG+03-04-051,[1] PGC 5634,[1] UGC 1081 | |
NGC 575 is a barred spiral galaxy of Hubble type SB(rs)c in the constellation Pisces. It is approximately 145 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 70,000 light years.
The object was discovered on October 17, 1876, by Édouard Stephan (listed as NGC 575) and on January 18, 1896, by Stéphane Javelle (listed as IC 1710).[3]
References
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Media related to NGC 575 at Wikimedia Commons- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Deep Sky Catalog
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