NGC 51

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]

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 has been observed in NGC 51. SN 2016gxp (type Ia, mag. 18.6), was discovered by POSS on October 5, 2016. ^[5]

See also

• Lenticular galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Andromeda (constellation)

References

1. "NGC 51 >> Deep Sky Objects Browser". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
2. "NGC 51". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 16 January 2017.
3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99" . Retrieved 2013-07-31.
4. "NGC 51 - Galaxy - WIKISKY" . Retrieved 2013-07-31.
5. "SN 2016gxp". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 8 May 2025.

External links

• 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
• SEDS