NGC 50
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| 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 |
| Heliocentric 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ "NGC 50 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ "Galaxy NGC 50 - Galaxy in Cetus Constellation". Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
External links
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Media related to NGC 50 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 50 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS
