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NGC 53
DECam image of NGC 53 and nearby stars
Observation data (2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Tucana
Right ascension	00 14 41.8
Declination	−60° 19′ 39″
Redshift	0.015237 ± 0.000087
Heliocentric radial velocity	4570 km/s
Distance	200,000,000ly (65,000,000 Parsecs)
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.50
Characteristics
Type	(R)SB(r)ab
Size	120,000 light years
Apparent size (V)	1.698′ × 1.047′
Other designations
PGC 982 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

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

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. ^ "Category:NGC 53 - Wikimedia commons". Retrieved 2013-08-23.
2. ^ "NED search results for NGC 53". Retrieved 2013-08-23.
3. ^ "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. ^ "NGC 53 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". Retrieved 2013-08-23.

External links

• Media related to NGC 53 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 53 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS

v t e Constellation of Tucana
List of stars in Tucana Tucana in Chinese astronomy
Stars	Bayer α β β β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ λ μ ν π ρ Variable DS HR 8829 HD 4308 5980 7199 (Emiw) 215497 221287 (Poerava) Other AB7 Gliese 54 HV 2112 HV 11417 HV 11423 L 168-9 PMMR 62 SMC 018136
Exoplanets DS Tucanae Ab HD 4308 b HD 7199 b (Hairu) HD 215497 b c HD 219077 b HD 221287 b (Pipitea)
Star clusters	NGC 121 152 176 220 222 231 241 256 265 267 269 290 294 299 306 330 339 346 361 362 371 376 395 411 416 419 422 456 458 460 465 Other ξ (47)
Nebulae E0102
Galaxies	NGC 53 360 406 432 434 440 466 484 7329 Other ESO 148-2 ISOHDFS 27 Tucana Dwarf Small Magellanic Cloud (partly in Hydrus)
Category

• NGC objects
• Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects
• Barred spiral galaxies
• IRAS catalogue objects
• Astronomical objects discovered in 1836
• Discoveries by John Herschel
• Tucana