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NGC 575

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NGC 575
SDSS image
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 30m 46.6s[1]
Declination+21° 26′ 26″[1]
Redshift0.010434 ± 0.000017
Heliocentric radial velocity3128 ± 5 km/s
Distance145 ± 10 kly (44.4 ± 3.1 kpc)h−1
0.73
Apparent magnitude (V)12.9
Apparent magnitude (B)13.6
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)c[1]
Apparent size (V)1.7 × 1.6 arcseconds[2]
Other designations
IC 1710,[1] MCG+03-04-051,[1] PGC 5634,[1] UGC 1081
References: [1][2]

NGC 575 is a barred spiral galaxy of Hubble type SB(rs)c in the constellation Pisces. It is approximately 145 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 70,000 light years.

The object was discovered on October 17, 1876, by Édouard Stephan (listed as NGC 575) and on January 18, 1896, by Stéphane Javelle (listed as IC 1710).[3]

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