NGC 551 explained

NGC 551
Epoch:J2000
Constellation Name:Andromeda
Ra:[1]
Z:0.017352[2]
H Radial V:5188 km/s
Type:SBbc[3]
Appmag B:12.0

NGC 551 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It is estimated to be about 205 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] The object was discovered on 21, September 1786 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.[4] [5] [6]

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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. NGC 551. 2022-11-01.
  3. Web site: Results for object NGC 0551 (NGC 551). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2022-11-01.
  4. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2022-11-01.
  5. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 551. spider.seds.org. 2022-11-01.
  6. Web site: The galaxy NGC 551 - In-The-Sky.org. Ford. Dominic. in-the-sky.org. en. 2022-11-01.

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