NGC 55
Coordinates: 
00h 14m 53.6s, −39° 11′ 48″
00h 14m 53.6s, −39° 11′ 48″NGC 55, is a
6.5 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. Along with its neighbor NGC 300, it is one of the closest galaxies to the Local Group, probably lying between the Milky Way and the Sculptor Group.[7] It has an estimated mass of (2.0 ± 0.4) × 1010 M☉.[8]
Nearby galaxies and group information
NGC 55 and the
group of galaxies in the constellation of the same name. However, recent distance measurements indicate that the two galaxies actually lie in the foreground.[9]
It is likely that NGC 55 and NGC 300 form a gravitationally bound pair.[4]
Visual appearance
The Burnham calls it "one of the outstanding galaxies of the southern heavens", somewhat resembling a smaller version of the Large Magellanic Cloud.[11]
See also
Notes
References
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R. W. Sinnott, ed. (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-933346-51-2.
- ^ a b c d e f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 55. Retrieved 2006-10-17.
- ^ a b
Karachentsev, I. D.; Kashibadze, O. G. (2006). "Masses of the local group and of the M81 group estimated from distortions in the local velocity field". S2CID 120973010.
- ^ a b c van de Steene, G. C.; et al. (2006). "Distance determination to NGC 55 from the planetary nebula luminosity function". .
- ^ a b "NGC 55". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
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Armando, Gil de Paz; et al. (2007). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies". S2CID 119085482.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
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I. D. Karachentsev; et al. (2003). "Distances to nearby galaxies in Sculptor". S2CID 54977869.
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Jones, K. G. (1981). Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook. Enslow Publishers. OL 8249797M.
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Robert Burnham Jr. (1978). Burnham's Celestial Handbook. Vol. III. New York: Dover. p. 1733. ISBN 978-0-486-24065-7.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 55.
- NGC 55 in Sculptor
- SEDS: Spiral Galaxy NGC 55
- NGC 55 on
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