NGC 55 The irregular galaxy NGC 55, shot by the 3.6 meter telescope at ESO's La Silla observatory. Observation data (J2000 epoch) Constellation Sculptor[1] Right ascension 00h 14m 53.6s[2] Declination −39° 11′ 48″[2] Redshift 129 ± 2 km/s[2] Distance 7.2 ± 0.7 Mly (2.21 ± 0.21 Mpc)[3][4] [a] Apparent magnitude (V) 7.87[5][6] Characteristics Type SB(s)m[2] Apparent size (V) 32′.4 × 5′.6[2] Other designations PGC 1014,[2] Caldwell 72