Astronomy:NGC 50
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 50 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 50 | |
| Observation data (2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus[1] |
| Right ascension | 00h 14m 44.555s[2] |
| Declination | −07° 20′ 42.38″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.019016 |
| Helio radial velocity | 5700 km/s |
| Distance | 257,000,000 ly[1] (75,000,000 pc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E5 |
| Size | 170,000[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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0a.htm.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". http://www.unitconversion.org/length/parsecs-to-light-years-conversion.html.
- ↑ "NGC 50 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". http://server1.wikisky.org/starview?object=NGC+50.
- ↑ "Galaxy NGC 50 - Galaxy in Cetus Constellation". https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/926/ngc-50/galaxy.
External links
- NGC 50 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS
Coordinates: 
00h 14m 44.6s, -07° 20′ 42″
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