| NGC 540 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 540 imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 27m 08.90558s[1] |
| Declination | −20° 02′ 11.7187″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.033700±0.000213[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 10,103±89 km/s[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)0:[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.5 × 2.0 arcmin[2] |
| Other designations | |
| LEDA 5410, PGC 5410, SGC 012444-2017.7 | |
NGC 540 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 451 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 120,000 light years.[citation needed] The object was discovered on October 15, 1885, by the American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth.[4][5][6]
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