NGC 51

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]

NGC 51
NGC 51 with PanSTARRS
Observation data (2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda[1]
Right ascension00h 14m 34.895s[2]
Declination+48° 15′ 19.86″[2]
Redshift0.01862[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5531 km/s[2]
Distance250 Mly (77 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.1[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0/a[2]
Size90,000[3]
Apparent size (V)1'.445 x 0'.891[4]
Other designations
MCG +08-01-035, PGC 974[2]

One supernova, SN 2016gxp (type Ia, mag. 18.6), was discovered in NGC 51 on October 5, 2016.[5]

See also

References
  1. "NGC 51 >> Deep Sky Objects Browser". Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  2. "NGC 51". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  4. "NGC 51 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  5. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2016gxp. Retrieved 25 March 2023.


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