Astronomy:NGC 51
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Short description: Galaxy in constellation Andromeda
| NGC 51 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 51 with PanSTARRS | |
| Observation data (2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda[1] |
| Right ascension | 00h 14m 34.895s[2] |
| Declination | +48° 15′ 19.86″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.01862[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 5531 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 250 Mly (77 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.1[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a[2] |
| Size | 90,000[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1'.445 x 0'.891[4] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG+08-01-035, PGC 974[2] | |
NGC 51 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It has a diameter of 90,000 light-years.[3] The galaxy was discovered on September 7, 1885, by Lewis Swift, who described it as "Pretty faint, pretty small, round, brighter middle."[3]
One supernova, SN 2016gxp (type Ia, mag. 18.6), was discovered in NGC 51 on October 5, 2016.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NGC 51 >> Deep Sky Objects Browser". http://dso-browser.com/dso/info/NGC/51.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "NGC 51". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+51.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0a.htm.
- ↑ "NGC 51 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". http://server1.wikisky.org/starview?object=NGC+51.
- ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2016gxp. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
External links
- NGC 51 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS
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