NGC 50

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

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Elliptical galaxy

References

1. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99" . Retrieved 2013-07-30.
2. 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.
3. "parsecs to lightyears conversion" . Retrieved 2013-07-30.
4. "NGC 50 - Galaxy - WIKISKY" . Retrieved 2013-07-30.
5. "Galaxy NGC 50 - Galaxy in Cetus Constellation". Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2016-11-29.

External links

• 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