NGC 503

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Pisces
Right ascension: 01 23 28.4
Declination: +33 ° 19 ′ 54 ″
Redshift: 0.01975 ± 0.00007
Heliocentric radial velocity: (5862 ± 21) km/s
Distance: 265 Mly
Type: E-S0
Apparent size v: 0.9' × 0.7'

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Image: NGC 0503 SDSS.jpg

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NGC 503, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5086 or GC 5169, is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is located approximately 265 million light-years from the Solar System and was discovered on 13 August 1863 by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest.

Observation history