NGC 53
NGC 53 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Tucana. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 53:
| NGC: | NGC 53 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Tucana |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:14:42.85 |
| Declination: | -60:19:43.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.54 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.95 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 178° |
| Radial velocity: | 4547 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015284 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS