NGC507 / Galaxy, type SA(r) |
R.A. | 01h 23m 40.0s (2000.0) |
Dec. | +33° 15' 22" (2000.0) |
Apparent Size | 3.1' |
Radial Velocity | N/A |
Magnitude | 12.6 |
Distance | 225 million light yrs. |
Group of Galaxies | Perseus-Pisces Supercluster (NGC507 Group) |
Other IDs | UGC938, MCG5-4-44 CGCG502-67, PGC05098 |
At the northern edge of Pisces, it's a small-scaled galaxy group near the border to Andromeda.
The largest and dimmed galaxy captured in central lower part has a number of NGC507, this galaxy group is called "NGC507 Group" merged to surrounding minor galaxies.
But this group contains only small and dimmed galaxies, unfortunately you cannot enjoy the group through larger equipments.
The group has a span of about 50 arc minutes and about 30 member galaxies.
Numbers with 3 digits represent NGC #
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