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NGC 533

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Cetus
Right ascension: 01 25 31.432
Declination: +01 ° 45 ′ 33.57 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 5549 km/s
Distance: 200.86 ± 39.79 Mly (61.583 ± 12.199 Mpc )
Absolute magnitude v: − 22.64
Type: E3:
Size: 233,700 ly (71,660 pc )
Apparent size v: 3.8 ′ × 2.3 ′

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NGC 533 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 8, 1785, by William Herschel. It was described as "pretty bright, pretty large, round, gradually brighter middle" by John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of the New General Catalogue.

NGC 533 (SDSS)