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.
| 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 | |
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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