NGC 553

{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Pisces}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| image = File:NGC 0553 SDSS.jpg

| caption =SDSS image of NGC 553

| name = NGC 553

| epoch = J2000

| ra = 01h 26m 12s

| dec =33° 24’ 18”

| constellation name = Pisces

| z = 0.017068

| h_radial_v = 5117 +/- 30 km/s

| gal_v =

| dist_ly = 219 Mly

| type = S0

| size_v =0.5' x 0.3'

| appmag_v =

| appmag_b = 15

| absmag_v =

| names =PGC 5333, Mrk 1155, AGC 110325, CGCG 502-084

|size=89,000 ly (estimated)|stars=}}

NGC 553 is a lenticular galaxy recorded in the New General Catalogue. It is located 219 million light-years towards the direction of the constellation Pisces on the sky.{{Cite web |title=Your NED Search Results |url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+553&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu}} It is an S0 type galaxy. It was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel in 1784 using a 47.5 cm (18.7 in) reflector.{{Cite web |title=NGC 553 - Lenticular Galaxy in Pisces {{!}} TheSkyLive.com |url=https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc553-object |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=theskylive.com}}{{Cite web |title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 550 - 599 |url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc5a.htm#553 |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=cseligman.com}}