| NGC 553 | |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Ra: | 01h 26m 12s |
| Dec: | 33° 24’ 18” |
| Constellation Name: | Pisces |
| Z: | 0.017068 |
| H Radial V: | 5117 +/- 30 km/s |
| Dist Ly: | 219 Mly |
| Type: | S0 |
| Size V: | 0.5' x 0.3' |
| Appmag B: | 15 |
| Names: | PGC 5333, Mrk 1155, AGC 110325, CGCG 502-084 |
| Size: | 89,000 ly (estimated) |
NGC 553 is a lenticular galaxy recorded in the New General Catalogue. It is located 219 million light-years towards the direction of the constellation Pisces on the sky.[1] It is an S0 type galaxy. It was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel in 1784 using a 47.5 cm (18.7 in) reflector.[2] [3]