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NGC 516

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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiP
Redshift
z = 0.008112278795219058
Morphology
SO-a
Coordinates
RA 21.0337° · Dec 9.5518°
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Key facts

Constellation
Pisces
Right ascension
01 24 08.1
Declination
+09 ° 33 ′ 06 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
2,437 km/s
Type
S0
Apparent size v
1.4' × 0.5'

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Pisces
Distance from Earth
34.7
Image
NGC 0516 SDSS.jpg
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epoch
J2000.0
catalog code
LEDA 5148
galaxy morphological type
S0
discoverer or inventor
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
time of discovery or invention
1862-09-25
redshift
0.008112
apparent magnitude
10.518
Commons category
NGC 516
right ascension
21.03366545185020
declination
9.55177613478290
radial velocity
2598
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 516 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered on September 25, 1862, by Heinrich d'Arrest.

See also

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 516” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.