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Galaxy in the constellation Sculptor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
NGC 544 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Sculptor |
Right ascension | 01h 25m 12.02s[1] |
Declination | −38° 21′ 15.87″[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5946[1] |
Characteristics | |
Apparent size (V) | 1.5 × 1.1 arcmin |
Other designations | |
GC 320, h 2411[2] |
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