NGC 53
NGC 53 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Tucana. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 53 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
Constellation: | Tucana |
Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 12.6 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.3 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 10.7 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.0 |
Right Ascension: | 00:14:42.85 |
Declination: | -60:19:43.50 |
Major axis: | 1.54 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.95 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 178° |
Radial velocity: | 4547 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.015284 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula