1. The revised distance to NGC 55
The revised distance to NGC 55
G. C. Van de Steene (ROB)
G. H. Jacoby (WIYN)
C. Praet (U. Gent)
H. Dejonghe (U. Gent)
Seattle, APN

2. NGC 55 SB(s)m Sculptor Group i = 85° Vhelio 111 km/s
NGC 55
SB(s)m
Sculptor Group
i = 85°
Vhelio 111 km/s
R ′9 =8.8 kpc
M0B
DSS
ESO, PNe beyond the MW
Seattle, APN

3. Data WFI at ESO 2.2 m telescope July 1999. FOV 34'. Seeing ~1.5".
Data
WFI at ESO 2.2 m telescope July 1999.
FOV 34'. Seeing ~1.5".
OIII/ % 2h35min
518/ h20min
Hα/ % 3h
Reduced with the mscred package in iraf
PNe by blinking
Point sources, [OIII]>Hα, no continuum
ESO, PNe beyond the MW
Seattle, APN

4. PNe Candidates 2004-05-19 ESO, PNe beyond the MW 2003-08-29
Seattle, APN

5. PNLF distance 2.6 +/- 0.4 Mpc 2004-05-19 ESO, PNe beyond the MW
PNLF distance 2.6 +/- 0.4 Mpc
ESO, PNe beyond the MW
Seattle, APN

6. Distance determinations to NGC 300 and NGC 55
Distance determinations to NGC 300 and NGC 55
PNe
PNe
PNe
PNe
Cep SG TF TF SG
ESO, PNe beyond the MW
Seattle, APN

7. The Sculptor Group Karachentsev et al. 2003 2004-05-19
The Sculptor Group
Karachentsev et al. 2003
ESO, PNe beyond the MW
Seattle, APN

8. Distances Structure + Karachentsev et al. 2003 2004-05-19
Distances
Structure +
ESO, PNe beyond the MW
Karachentsev et al. 2003
Seattle, APN

9. Conclusions We found 21 PNe candidates in NGC 55
Conclusions
We found 21 PNe candidates in NGC 55
2.0 < DistNGC55 < 2.6 Mpc +/- 0.4 Mpc
It probably forms a pair with NGC 300
and E may be an isolated dwarf
galaxy.
NGC55 needs a better determined distance.
ESO, PNe beyond the MW
Seattle, APN