NGC 539 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus south. It is estimated to be 429 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 200,000 ly.[3][4][5] It was discovered on 31 October 1885 by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth.[6]
| NGC 539 | |
|---|---|
 legacy surveys image of NGC 539 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 25m 21.73827s[1] |
| Declination | −18° 09′ 49.9592″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.032528[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9593.1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 440 Mly (134.8 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.32[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc[1] |
| Size | ~285,900 ly (87.67 kpc) (estimated) |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 542- G 010, IRAS 01229-1825, 2MASX J01252171-1809499, MCG -03-04-063, PGC 5269[1] | |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Meurer, Gerhardt R.; Hanish, D. J.; Ferguson, H. C.; Knezek, P. M.; Kilborn, V. A.; Putman, M. E.; Smith, R. C.; Koribalski, B.; Meyer, M.; Oey, M. S.; Ryan-Weber, E. V.; Zwaan, M. A.; Heckman, T. M.; Kennicutt, R. C.; Lee, J. C.; Webster, R. L.; Bland-Hawthorn, J.; Dopita, M. A.; Freeman, K. C.; Doyle, M. T.; Drinkwater, M. J.; Staveley-Smith, L.; Werk, J. (2006). "The Survey for Ionization in Neutral Gas Galaxies. I. Description and Initial Results". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 165 (1): 307. arXiv:astro-ph/0604444. Bibcode:2006ApJS..165..307M. doi:10.1086/504685. S2CID 9655238.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 539". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 539 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 539". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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