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]
| 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] |
| Heliocentric 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] | |
One supernova, SN 2016gxp (type Ia, mag. 18.6), was discovered in NGC 51 on October 5, 2016.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "NGC 51 >> Deep Sky Objects Browser". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ a b c d e f "NGC 51". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ "NGC 51 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2016gxp. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
External links
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Media related to NGC 51 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 51 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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