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NGC 51
Galaxy in constellation Andromeda / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Quick Facts Observation data (2000.0 epoch), Constellation ...
NGC 51 | |
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![]() 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] |
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One supernova, SN 2016gxp (type Ia, mag. 18.6), was discovered in NGC 51 on October 5, 2016.[5]