Q49685

Also known as New General Catalogue 48

spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

Key facts

Constellation: Andromeda
Right ascension: 00 14 02.2
Declination: +48 ° 14 ′ 05 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1776 ± 8 km/s
Distance: 79.3 M ly
Type: SABbc
Apparent size v: 1.4' x 0.9'

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Image: NGC 48 Ps1.jpg

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Commons category: NGC 48
catalog code: LEDA 929
galaxy morphological type: Sb
time of discovery or invention: 1885-09-07
redshift: 0.005924
apparent magnitude: 10.398
right ascension: 3.5092292
declination: 48.2348806
radial velocity: 1776

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The New General Catalogue object NGC 48 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1,506±21 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 72.4 ± 5.2 Mly (22.21 ± 1.59 Mpc). However, three non-redshift measurements give a much farther mean distance of 136.88 ± 32.82 Mly (41.967 ± 10.064 Mpc). It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on 7 September 1885.