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NGC 556

NGC 556
Object NGC 556 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 556 - galaxy in the constellation Ceti
Type: E-S0 -
The angular dimensions: 0.40'x0.3'
magnitude: V=14.5m; B=15.5m
The surface brightness: 12.1 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 1h27m12.5s; Dec= -22°41'50"
redshift (z): 0.032509
The distance from the Sun to NGC 556: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 137.3 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 556 : PGC 5420, ESO 476-13, NPM1G -22.0034

Nearby objects: NGC 554A, NGC 555, NGC 557, NGC 558

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