NGC 55
NGC 55 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Sculptor. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 55:
| NGC: | NGC 55 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBm |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 8.54 |
| B-mag (blue): | 8.39 |
| J-mag (IR): | 6.98 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 6.55 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:14:53.60 |
| Declination: | -39:11:47.90 |
| Major axis: | 29.85 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.05 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 101° |
| Radial velocity: | 129 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00043 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS