NGC 57

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NGC 57
NGC57 - SDSS DR14.jpg
NGC 57 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces [1]
Right ascension 00h 15m 30.9132s [2]
Declination +17° 19 42.307 [2]
Redshift 0.018146 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 5,440 ± 22 km/s [2]
Distance 243 Mly [3]
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.8 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (B)12.8 [1]
Characteristics
Type E [2]
Apparent size  (V)2.2 × 1.9 [2]
Other designations
UGC 145, MCG +03-01-031, PGC 1037, CGCG 456-046 [2]

NGC 57 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces. [1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 8 October 1784. [4]

Contents

SN 2010dq imaged on 3 September 2010 NGC57-SN2010dq-2010Sep3.jpg
SN 2010dq imaged on 3 September 2010

Supernovae

Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 57:

See also

NGC 57 (2MASS) NGC 0057 2MASS.jpg
NGC 57 (2MASS)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Revised NGC Data for NGC 57". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Results for object NGC 0057". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech . Retrieved 2006-12-22.
  3. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
  4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  5. Nakano, S. (2010). "Supernova 2010dq in NGC 57". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (2303): 1. Bibcode:2010CBET.2303....1N.
  6. "SN 2010dq". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  7. Nakano, S.; Nishimura, K.; Yamaoka, H.; Noguchi, T.; Magill, L.; Kotak, R.; Smartt, S.; Pastorello, A.; Maguire, K. (2011). "Supernova 2011fp in NGC 57 = PSN J00152561+1719119". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (2820): 1. Bibcode:2011CBET.2820....1N.
  8. "SN 2011fp". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  9. "2020mza | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2025-01-02.