NGC 51

NGC 51
NGC 51 and nearby stars
Observation data (2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda^[1]
Right ascension	00:14:34.8^h
Declination	+48:15:22°^[2]
Redshift	0.017849
Helio radial velocity	5350 km/s^[2]
Distance	241,000,000Ly (74,000,000Parsecs)
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.1^[1]
Characteristics
Size	90,000^[2]
Apparent size (V)	1'.445 x 0'.891^[3]
Other designations
PGC 974^[3]

NGC 51 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It has a diameter of 90,000 light-years.^[2] The galaxy was discovered on September 7, 1885 by Lewis Swift, who called it "Pretty faint, pretty small, round, brighter middle."^[2]

References

1 2 "NGC 51 >> Deep Sky Objects Browser". Retrieved 2013-07-31.
1 2 3 4 5 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". Retrieved 2013-07-31.
1 2 "NGC 51 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". Retrieved 2013-07-31.

Astronomical catalogs

NGC	NGC 46 NGC 47 NGC 48 NGC 49 NGC 50 NGC 51 NGC 52 NGC 53 NGC 54 NGC 55 NGC 56

PGC	PGC 970 PGC 971 PGC 972 PGC 973 PGC 974 PGC 975 PGC 976 PGC 977 PGC 978

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