NGC 526 | |
Upright: | 1.35 |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Constellation Name: | Sculptor |
Ra: | [1] |
Z: | 0.019220 |
H Radial V: | 5762 km/h |
Gal V: | 5713 km/h |
Dist Ly: | 91.4 ± 6.4 Mpc (298.1 ± 18.0 Mly) |
Type: | S0? |
Appmag V: | 14.71 |
Size V: | 1.6' x 0.3' [2] |
Names: | ESO 352-IG 066, ESO 012138-3519.7, PGC 5120 |
NGC 526 is a pair of interacting lenticular galaxies in the constellation of Sculptor. Both the constituents are classified as S0 lenticular galaxies. This pair was first discovered by John Herschel on September 1, 1834. Dreyer, the compiler of the catalogue described the galaxy as "faint, small, a little extended, the preceding of 2", the other object being NGC 527.