NGC 533

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]

NGC 533
SDSS image of NGC 533
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	01^h 25^m 31.432^s[1]
Declination	+01° 45′ 33.57″[1]
Redshift	0.018509[2]
Helio 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

References

1. Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
2. "NED results for object NGC 0533". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
3. "NGC 533". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 500 - 549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

Notes

1. POSS1 103a-O values used.

External links

• Media related to NGC 533 at Wikimedia Commons