Astronomy:NGC 524
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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces
| NGC 524 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 524 by Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 24m 47.7s[1] |
| Declination | +09° 32′ 20″[1] |
| Redshift | 2403 ± 5 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 86.1 ± 13.7 Mly (26.4 ± 4.2 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.5 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(rs)0+[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.8′ × 2.8′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 968, PGC 5222[1] | |
NGC 524 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is at a distance of about 90 million light-years away from Earth. In the central bulge of the galaxy is visible gas forming a spiral structure.[2] It is the largest galaxy in the small NGC 524 group of galaxies, which is associated with NGC 488 and its group.[3] It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786.
Two supernovae have been observed in the galaxy, SN 2000cx, a type Ia-p peaking at 14.5 magnitude, and SN 2008Q, type Ia.[4]
Gallery
NGC 524 (SDSS DR14)
NGC 524 (HST)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 524. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+524.
- ↑ "Hubble Eyes a Mysterious Old Spiral". http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-eyes-a-mysterious-old-spiral/.
- ↑ Dmitry Makarov and Igor Karachentsev (2011). "Galaxy groups and clouds in the local (z~ 0.01) Universe". MNRAS 412 (4): 2498–2520. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18071.x. Bibcode: 2011MNRAS.412.2498M.
- ↑ List of Supernovae IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
External links
- NGC 524 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS
Coordinates: 
01h 24m 47.7s, +09° 32′ 20″
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