NGC 50

NGC 50
NGC 50 and a nearby star
Observation data (2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus^[1]
Right ascension	00^h 14^m 44.6^s
Declination	−07° 20′ 42″
Redshift	0.019016
Helio radial velocity	5700 km/s
Distance	257,000,000ly^[1](75,000,000Parsecs)^[2]
Type	E5
Size (ly)	170,000^[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	2.344' x 1.445'^[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	12^[1]
Other designations
MCG -01-01-058, 2MASX J00144455-0720423, 6dF J0014445-072042, 6dF J0014446-072042, 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-year's. 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.

References

1 2 3 4 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". Retrieved 2013-07-30.
↑ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2013-07-30.
↑ "NGC 50 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". Retrieved 2013-07-30.

Astronomical catalogs

NGC	NGC 45 NGC 46 NGC 47 NGC 48 NGC 49 NGC 50 NGC 51 NGC 52 NGC 53 NGC 54 NGC 55

PGC	PGC 979 PGC 980 PGC 981 PGC 982 PGC 983 PGC 984 PGC 985 PGC 986 PGC 987

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