NGC 543 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 239 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 40,000 ly. NGC 543 was discovered by the German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest.[4][5][6] It is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 194.[3]
NGC 543 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 543 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01h 25m 50.00503s[1] |
Declination | −01° 17′ 34.0010″[1] |
Redshift | 0.017575[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 5223 km/s[1] |
Distance | 324.66 ± 0.75 Mly (99.54 ± 0.23 Mpc)[2] |
Group or cluster | Abell 194[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.0[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[1] |
Other designations | |
MCG +00-04-138, PGC 5311[1] |
New General Catalogue 500 to 999 | |
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