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.

NGC 50
SDSS image of NGC 50
Observation data (2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationCetus[1]
Right ascension00h 14m 44.555s[2]
Declination−07° 20′ 42.38″[2]
Redshift0.019016
Heliocentric radial velocity5700 km/s
Distance257,000,000 ly[1] (75,000,000 pc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)12[1]
Characteristics
TypeE5
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

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  2. ^ a b 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.
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