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{{short description|Ringed barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Tucana}}
{{infobox galaxy
{{infobox galaxy
| name = [[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 53
| name = [[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 53
| image = NGC 0053 2MASS.jpg
| image = File:NGC 53 DECam.png
| image_size = 300px
| image_size = 300px
| caption = [[2MASS]] image of '''NGC 53''' and nearby stars
| caption = [[DECam]] image of '''NGC 53''' and nearby stars
| epoch = [[2000.0]]
| epoch = [[2000.0]]
| constellation name = [[Tucana]] <ref name="wikicommons"/>
| constellation name = [[Tucana]]<ref name="wikicommons"/>
| ra = {{RA|00|14|41.8}} <ref name="wikicommons"/>
| ra = {{RA|00|14|41.8}} <ref name="wikicommons"/>
| dec = {{DEC|-60|19|39}}
| dec = {{DEC|-60|19|39}}
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| z = 0.015237 ± 0.000087<ref name="NED"/>
| z = 0.015237 ± 0.000087<ref name="NED"/>
| size_v = 1.698′ × 1.047′ <ref name="WSKY"/>
| size_v = 1.698′ × 1.047′ <ref name="WSKY"/>
| size = 120,000<ref name="NGCO"/>
| size = 120,000 light years<ref name="NGCO"/>
| appmag_v = 13.50 <ref name="DSOB"/>
| appmag_v = 13.50 <ref name="DSOB"/>
| names = '''[[Principal Galaxies Catalogue|PGC]] 982'''<ref name="WSKY"/> ESO 111- G 020 '''ESO 001215-6036.4''' AM 0012-603 '''FAIRALL 3''' [[2 Micron All Sky Survey|2MASX]] J00144279-6019425 '''[[IRAS]] F00122-6036''' SGC 01215-6036.4 '''ESO-LV 1110200''' 2MIG 25 '''6dF J0014427-601942''' 6dF J0014428-601942 '''APMBGC 111-079+028''' '''APMUKS(BJ) B001216.14-603622.4''' <ref name="NED"/>
| names = '''[[Principal Galaxies Catalogue|PGC]] 982'''<ref name="WSKY"/> ESO 111- G 020 '''ESO 001215-6036.4''' AM 0012-603 '''FAIRALL 3''' [[2 Micron All Sky Survey|2MASX]] J00144279-6019425 '''[[IRAS]] F00122-6036''' SGC 01215-6036.4 '''ESO-LV 1110200''' 2MIG 25 '''6dF J0014427-601942''' 6dF J0014428-601942 '''APMBGC 111-079+028''' '''APMUKS(BJ) B001216.14-603622.4''' <ref name="NED"/>
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Barred spiral galaxy]]
* [[List of NGC objects (1–1000)]]
* [[List of NGC objects (1–1000)]]
* [[Tucana|Tucana (constellation)]]

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== External links ==
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* {{WikiSky}}
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* [http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC53 SEDS]


==References==
==References==
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| title = Category:NGC 53 - Wikimedia commons
| title = Category:NGC 53 - Wikimedia commons
| url = http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:NGC_53
| url = http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:NGC_53
| accessdate = 2013-08-23
| access-date = 2013-08-23
}}
}}
</ref>
</ref>
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| title = New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99
| title = New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99
| url = http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0a.htm
| url = http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0a.htm
| accessdate = 2013-08-23
| access-date = 2013-08-23
}}
}}
</ref>
</ref>
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| title = parsecs to lightyears conversion
| title = parsecs to lightyears conversion
| url = http://www.unitconversion.org/length/parsecs-to-light-years-conversion.html
| url = http://www.unitconversion.org/length/parsecs-to-light-years-conversion.html
| accessdate = 2013-08-23
| access-date = 2013-08-23
}}
}}
</ref>
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| title = NGC 53 - Galaxy - WIKISKY
| title = NGC 53 - Galaxy - WIKISKY
| url = http://server7.wikisky.org/starview?object_type=2&object_id=4680
| url = http://server7.wikisky.org/starview?object_type=2&object_id=4680
| accessdate = 2013-08-23
| access-date = 2013-08-23
}}
}}
</ref>
</ref>
<ref name="DSOB">
<ref name="DSOB">{{cite web
{{cite web
| title = NGC 53 » Deep Sky Objects Browser
| title = NGC 53 » Deep Sky Objects Browser
| url = http://dso-browser.com/dso/info/NGC/53
| url = http://dso-browser.com/dso/info/NGC/53
| accessdate = 2013-08-23
| access-date = 2013-08-23
| archive-date = 2014-12-06
}}
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141206111047/http://dso-browser.com/dso/info/NGC/53
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</ref>
| url-status = dead
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}}</ref>
<ref name="NED">
<ref name="NED">
{{cite web
{{cite web
| title = NED search results for NGC 53
| title = NED search results for NGC 53
| url = http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+53&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES
| url = http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+53&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES
| accessdate = 2013-08-23
| access-date = 2013-08-23
}}
}}
</ref>
</ref>


}}
}}

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== External links ==
* {{commons category-inline}}
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* {{WikiSky}}
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* [http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC53 SEDS]


{{Ngc5}}
{{Ngc5}}
{{Catalogs|NGC=53|PGC=982}}
{{Catalogs|NGC=53|PGC=982}}
{{Tucana}}
{{Sky|00|14|41.8||-60|19|39|190000000}}
{{Sky|00|14|41.8||-60|19|39|190000000}}


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[[Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1836|18360915]]
[[Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1836|18360915]]
[[Category:Discoveries by John Herschel]]
[[Category:Discoveries by John Herschel]]
[[Category:Tucana]]

Latest revision as of 06:19, 22 June 2024

NGC 53
DECam image of NGC 53 and nearby stars
Observation data (2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationTucana[1]
Right ascension00h 14m 41.8s [1]
Declination−60° 19′ 39″
Redshift0.015237 ± 0.000087[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity4570 km/s
Distance200,000,000ly[3] (65,000,000 Parsecs)[4]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.50 [5]
Characteristics
Type(R)SB(r)ab [3]
Size120,000 light years[3]
Apparent size (V)1.698′ × 1.047′ [6]
Other designations
PGC 982[6] ESO 111- G 020 ESO 001215-6036.4 AM 0012-603 FAIRALL 3 2MASX J00144279-6019425 IRAS F00122-6036 SGC 01215-6036.4 ESO-LV 1110200 2MIG 25 6dF J0014427-601942 6dF J0014428-601942 APMBGC 111-079+028 APMUKS(BJ) B001216.14-603622.4 [2]

NGC 53 is a ringed barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Tucana.[1] It was discovered by John Herschel on 15 September 1836.[3] He described it as "very faint, small, extended".[3] The galaxy is approximately 120,000 light-years across, making it about as large as the Milky Way.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Category:NGC 53 - Wikimedia commons". Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  2. ^ a b "NED search results for NGC 53". Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  4. ^ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  5. ^ "NGC 53 » Deep Sky Objects Browser". Archived from the original on 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  6. ^ a b "NGC 53 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". Retrieved 2013-08-23.
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