NGC 544
| NGC 544 | |
|---|---|
 An image of NGC 544, which is just south of NGC 546 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 01h 25m 12.02s[1] |
| Declination | −38° 21′ 15.87″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020034[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5946 km/s[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5 × 1.1 arcmin |
| Other designations | |
| GC 320, h 2411[2] | |
NGC 544 (also known as GC 320 or h 2411) is a faint, small, and round elliptical galaxy located in the Sculptor constellation. The galaxy was discovered by John Herschel on 23 October 1835 and its apparent size is 1.5 by 1.1 arc minutes. It is approximately 360 million light years away from Earth, it is similar to those of NGC 534, NGC 546 and NGC 549.[3]
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