Astronomy:NGC 50

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 50
NGC50 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 50
Observation data (2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationCetus[1]
Right ascension 00h 14m 44.555s[2]
Declination−07° 20′ 42.38″[2]
Redshift0.019016
Helio radial velocity5700 km/s
Distance257,000,000 ly[1] (75,000,000 pc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)12[1]
Characteristics
TypeE5
Size170,000[1]
Apparent size (V)2.344' x 1.445'[4]
Other designations
MCG -01-01-058, 2MASX J00144455-0720423, 6dF J0014445-072042, LDCE 0010 NED003, HDCE 0009 NED003, USGC S005 NED01, GSC 4670-01062, PGC 983, NVSS J001444-072041

NGC 50 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus with a diameter of 170,000 light-years. It was discovered in 1865 by Gaspare Ferrari. The galaxy is, in comparison to the Milky Way, about 1.5-2 times as large. It is also physically close to NGC 49.

Other names for NGC 50 are MCG -1-1-58 and PGC 983.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0a.htm. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006AJ....131.1163S/abstract. 
  3. ↑ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". http://www.unitconversion.org/length/parsecs-to-light-years-conversion.html. 
  4. ↑ "NGC 50 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". http://server1.wikisky.org/starview?object=NGC+50. 
  5. ↑ "Galaxy NGC 50 - Galaxy in Cetus Constellation". https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/926/ngc-50/galaxy. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 00h 14m 44.6s, -07° 20′ 42″



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