NGC 551

NGC 551 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It is estimated to be about 205 million light-years from the Milky Way.^[3] The object was discovered on 21, September 1786 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.^[4][5][6]

ConstellationAndromeda

Right ascension01^h 27^m 40.8^s[1]

Declination+37° 10′ 58″^[1]

Redshift0.017352^[2]

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NGC 551
SDSS image of NGC 551
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	01h 27m 40.8s[1]
Declination	+37° 10′ 58″[1]
Redshift	0.017352[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5188 km/s[2]
Distance	205 Mly (62.8 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)	12.0[2]
Characteristics
Type	SBbc[3]
Other designations
UGC 1034, MCG +06-04-027, PGC 5450[2]

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