NGC 549

{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 549

| image = File:NGC 549 legacy dr10.jpg

| image_size = 250

| upright = 1.5

| caption = legacy surveys view of NGC 549

| epoch = J2000

| constellation name = Sculptor

| ra = {{RA|01|25|07.1}}{{cite web|title= NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, search for NGC 0549|url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+549&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1/|last=IPAC|first1=NASA|website=nedipac|access-date=August 19, 2020}}

| dec = {{DEC|-38|00|28}}

| z = 0.020734{{cite simbad|title=NGC 549|access-date=February 28, 2022}}

| h_radial_v = 6060{{cite web|title= Database for NGC 549|url=https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC549/|last1=Ford|first1=Dominic|website=inthesky|access-date=February 17, 2022}}

| dist_ly = {{cvt|79.700|Mpc|Mly|lk=on|order=flip}}

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| type = (R')SB(s)a

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| names = {{odlist|MCG=-07-04-004|PGC=5278}}

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NGC 549 is a barred spiral galaxy in the southern constellation Sculptor. It was discovered by British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel on November 29, 1837.{{cite web|title= Ngc 549 info|url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc5.htm#549/|website=cseligman|access-date=April 11, 2016}}