NGC 548 explained

NGC 548
Upright:	1.35
Epoch:	J2000^[1]
Ra:	^[2]
Constellation Name:	Cetus^[3]
Type:	E
Appmag B:	14.7
Appmag V:	13.7
H Radial V:	(5354 ± 3) km/s
Dist Ly:	244 Mly^[4]
Z:	0.01802 ± 0.00001
Size V:	0.8' × 0.5'
Names:	PGC 5326, UGC 1010, MGC +00-04-141, 2MASS J01260251-0113324 ^[5]

NGC 548, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5326 or UGC 1010, is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus.^[3] 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]

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

• • Elliptical galaxy List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Cetus

External links

• • SEDS

Notes and References

1. Web site: NGC 548. 2020-09-08.
2. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2020-09-08.
3. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 548. spider.seds.org. 2020-09-08.
4. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o 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=H_o
5. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 500 - 549. cseligman.com. en-US. 2020-09-08.
6. Web site: Adventures In Deep Space. 2020-09-13. Astronomy Mall.