NGC 546 explained

NGC 546
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Sculptor
Ra:	^[1]
H Radial V:	6500 km/s
Z:	0.021922
Dist Ly:	^[2]
Type:	SB(s)b: pec^[3]
Appmag B:	14.48
Names:	^[4]

NGC 546 (also known as ESO 296-25, IRAS 01229-3819, MCG −6-4-29 and PGC 5255) is a barred spiral galaxy about 270 million light years^[2] away from Earth and located in the constellation Sculptor. The largest diameter is 1.40 (122 thousand light years) and the smallest is 0.5 angular minutes (43 thousand light years). The first discovery was made by John Frederick William Herschel on 23 October 1835.

Notes and References

1. 10.1086/498708 . Skrutskie . Michael F. . Cutri . Roc M. . Stiening . Rae . Weinberg . Martin D. . Schneider . Stephen E. . Carpenter . John M. . Beichman . Charles A. . Capps . Richard W. . Chester . Thomas . Elias . Jonathan H. . Huchra . John P. . Liebert . James W. . Lonsdale . Carol J. . Monet . David G. . Price . Stephan . Seitzer . Patrick . Jarrett . Thomas H. . Kirkpatrick . J. Davy . Gizis . John E. . Howard . Elizabeth V. . Evans . Tracey E. . Fowler . John W. . Fullmer . Linda . Hurt . Robert L. . Light . Robert M. . Kopan . Eugene L. . Marsh . Kenneth A. . McCallon . Howard L. . Tam . Robert . Van Dyk . Schuyler D. . Wheelock . Sherry L. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. Cosmicflows-2: The Data. Tully, R. Brent. etal. The Astronomical Journal. 146. 4. 2013. 86 . 2013AJ....146...86T. 10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. 1307.7213. 118494842 .
3. Web site: Results for object NGC 0546 (NGC 546). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2021-02-02.
4. NGC 546. 2021-02-02.