NGC 513 | |
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![]() NGC 513 (NASA/ESA HST) | |
Observation data (J2000[1] epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda[2] |
Right ascension | 01h 24m 26.8s[3] |
Declination | +33° 47′ 58″[3] |
Redshift | 0.019560 ± 0.000357[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | (5807 ± 107) km/s[1] |
Distance | 262 Mly[4] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.9[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.6[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sc[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.9' × 0.6'[2] |
Other designations | |
PGC 5174, UGC 953, GC 297, MCG +06-04-016, 2MASS J01242680+3347585, IRAS F01216+3332[1][5] |
NGC 513, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5174 or UGC 953, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda.[2] It is located approximately 262 million light-years from the Solar System[4] and was discovered on 13 September 1784 by astronomer William Herschel.[5]