| NGC 50 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 50 | |
| Observation data (2000.0epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus[1] |
| Right ascension | 00h 14m 44.555s[2] |
| Declination | −07° 20′ 42.38″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.019016 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5700km/s |
| Distance | 257,000,000ly[1] (75,000,000pc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E5 |
| Size | 170,000[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 | |
NGC 50 is anelliptical galaxy in the constellationCetus with a diameter of 170,000light-years. It was discovered in 1865 byGaspare Ferrari. The galaxy is, in comparison to theMilky Way, about 1.5-2 times as large. It is also physically close toNGC 49.
Other names for NGC 50 are MCG -1-1-58 and PGC 983.[5]
Media related toNGC 50 at Wikimedia Commons
