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)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 30m 46.6s[1]
Declination+21° 26′ 26″[1]
Redshift0.010434 ± 0.000017
Heliocentric radial velocity3128 ± 5 km/s
Distance145 ± 10 kly (44.4 ± 3.1 kpc)h−1
0.73
Apparent magnitude (V)12.9
Apparent magnitude (B)13.6
Characteristics
TypeSB(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
References: [1][2]

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]

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