NGC 50

NGC 50
NGC 50
	SDSS image of NGC 50
Observation data (2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 14m 44.555s
Declination	−07° 20′ 42.38″
Redshift	0.019016
Heliocentric radial velocity	5700 km/s
Distance	257,000,000 ly (75,000,000 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	12
Characteristics
Type	E5
Size	170,000
Apparent size (V)	2.344' x 1.445'
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

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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.

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^ ^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.
^ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^ "NGC 50 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^ "Galaxy NGC 50 - Galaxy in Cetus Constellation". Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2016-11-29.

External links

Media related to NGC 50 at Wikimedia Commons
NGC 50 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
SEDS

[NGCO-1] "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[2MASS-2] 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.

[ParsectoLY-3] "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[Wsky-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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v t e 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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