NGC 524

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NGC 524
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NGC 524 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 24m 47.7s [1]
Declination +09° 32′ 20″ [1]
Redshift 2403 ± 5 km/s [1]
Distance 86.1 ± 13.7 Mly (26.4 ± 4.2 Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)10.5
Characteristics
Type SA(rs)0+ [1]
Apparent size  (V)2.8′ × 2.8′ [1]
Other designations
UGC 968, PGC 5222 [1]

NGC 524 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is at a distance of about 90 million light-years away from Earth. In the central bulge of the galaxy is visible gas forming a spiral structure. [2] It is the largest galaxy in the small NGC 524 group of galaxies, which is associated with NGC 488 and its group. [3] It was discovered by William Herschel on 4 September 1786. [4]

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Observation

On 4 May 1985 (the May 1985 lunar eclipse) it was occulted by the Moon during a Total Lunar Eclipse over South Africa and Antarctica. [5] : 160 

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in the galaxy:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 524. Retrieved 2006-11-18.
  2. ↑ "Hubble Eyes a Mysterious Old Spiral". NASA . 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09.
  3. ↑ Dmitry Makarov and Igor Karachentsev (2011). "Galaxy groups and clouds in the local (z~ 0.01) Universe". MNRAS. 412 (4): 2498–2520. arXiv: 1011.6277 . Bibcode:2011MNRAS.412.2498M. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18071.x . S2CID   119194025.
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 524". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Meeus, Jan (2002). "Occultations of deep-sky objects during a total lunar eclipse". More Mathematical Astronomy Morsels (PDF). Willmann-Bell. pp. 157–162. ISBN   0943396743.
  6. ↑ Yu, C.; Modjaz, M.; Li, W. D. (2000). "Supernova 2000cx in NGC 524". International Astronomical Union Circular (7458): 1. Bibcode:2000IAUC.7458....1Y.
  7. ↑ "SN 2000cx". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  8. ↑ Bishop, David. "Bright Supernovae - 2000". Rochester Astronomy. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  9. ↑ Villi, M.; Moretti, S.; Tomaselli, S.; Cherini, G. (2008). "Supernova 2008Q in NGC 524". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1228): 1. Bibcode:2008CBET.1228....1V.
  10. ↑ "SN 2008Q". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 7 December 2024.


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