NGC 50

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NGC 50
NGC50 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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
Size170,000 [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.

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Other names for NGC 50 are MCG -1-1-58 and PGC 983. [5]

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References

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