NGC 548

NGC 548, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5326 or UGC 1010, is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus.[2] It is located approximately 244 million light-years from the Solar System[4] and was discovered on 2 November 1867 by American astronomer George Mary Searle.[6]

NGC 548
SDSS view of NGC 548
Observation data (J2000[1] epoch)
ConstellationCetus[2]
Right ascension01h 26m 02.5s[3]
Declination−01° 13′ 32″[3]
Redshift0.01802 ± 0.00001[1]
Helio radial velocity(5354 ± 3) km/s[1]
Distance244 Mly[4]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.7[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.7[2]
Characteristics
TypeE[2]
Apparent size (V)0.8' × 0.5'[2]
Other designations
PGC 5326, UGC 1010, MGC +00-04-141, 2MASS J01260251-0113324 [1][5]

Observation history

Searle discovered NGC 548 at Harvard Observatory using a 15" Merz refractor telescope. His given micrometric position also matches UGC 1010 and PGC 5326.[6]

See also

References
  1. "NGC 548". Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 548". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  4. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
  5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 500 - 549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  6. "Adventures In Deep Space". Astronomy Mall. Retrieved 2020-09-13.


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