NGC 548
NGC 548, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5326 or UGC 1010, is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is located approximately 244 million light-years from the Solar System and was discovered on 2 November 1867 by American astronomer George Mary Searle.
Observation history
Searle discovered NGC 548 at Harvard Observatory using a 15" Merz refractor telescope. His given micrometric position also matches UGC 1010 and PGC 5326.
See also
References
- ^ "NGC 548". Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 548". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 500 - 549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Adventures In Deep Space". Astronomy Mall. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 548.
- NGC 548 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS
