NGC 532

NGC 532 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy is 91 million licht years (27,9 × 106 parsec) away from Earth and was discovered on September 21st 1786 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.

NGC 532
NGC 532 (SDSS DR14)
Observation data
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h25m17,34s
Declination+09° 15′ 50,8″
Distance91
Absolute magnitude (V)13,1 mag
Characteristics
TypeSpiral Galaxy

Synonyms

  • GC 313 / 314
  • IRAS 1226+0900
  • 2MASX J01251734+0915507
  • H 3.556
  • h 119
  • MCG +01-04-056
  • PGC 5264
  • UGC 982
  • ZWG 411.55
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See also

References

  1. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  2. "NGC 532". sim-basic. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 532". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
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