PGC 54493
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Right ascension15h 16m 19.1s[1]
Declination07° 09′ 44″[1]
| PGC 54493 | |
|---|---|
 The spiral galaxy PGC 54493 as imaged by the HST. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Right ascension | 15h 16m 19.1s[1] |
| Declination | 07° 09′ 44″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.035995/10791 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 485.7 Mly |
| Group or cluster | Abell 2052 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.1 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)bc/S0[1] |
| Size | 71.70 kiloparsecs (233,750 Light-Year) (diameter; 25.0 mag/arcsec2 B-band isophote)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.85 x 0.62[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 049-082, 2MASX J15161917+0709442[1] | |
PGC 54493 is a barred spiral galaxy[2] located about 490 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Serpens.[4] It is part of a galaxy group called Abell 2052.[5] It has an estimated diameter of 234,000 light-years.[3]
