Q49708

Also known as New General Catalogue 50

lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus

Key facts

Constellation: Cetus
Right ascension: 00 14 44.555
Declination: −07 ° 20 ′ 42.38 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 5700 km/s
Distance: 257,000,000 ly (75,000,000 pc )
Type: E5
Size: 170,000
Apparent size v: 2.344' x 1.445'

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Wikidata facts

Image: NGC 0050 2MASS.jpg

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Article

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.