PGC 54493

PGC 54493
The spiral galaxy PGC 54493 as imaged by the HST.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSerpens
Right ascension15h 16m 19.1s[1]
Declination07° 09′ 44″[1]
Redshift0.035995/10791 km/s[1]
Distance485.7 Mly
Group or clusterAbell 2052
Apparent magnitude (V)15.1
Characteristics
TypeS0/S [1]
Size~141,750 ly (estimated)[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 140,000 light-years.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for PGC 54493. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  2. ^ Plait, Phil (2016-04-29). "The Warped Path to Understanding the Universe". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  3. ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  4. ^ "Spiral in Serpens". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  5. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-10.


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