NGC 51

NGC 51 is a lenticular 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 described it as "Pretty faint, pretty small, round, brighter middle."[2]

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
Type	S0/a[3]
Size	90,000[2]
Apparent size (V)	1'.445 x 0'.891[4]
Other designations
PGC 974[4]

See also

References

"NGC 51 >> Deep Sky Objects Browser". Retrieved 2013-07-31.
"New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". Retrieved 2013-07-31.
"NGC 51". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
"NGC 51 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". Retrieved 2013-07-31.

External links

Media related to NGC 51 at Wikimedia Commons

NGC 51 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
SEDS

New General Catalogue 1 to 499

Constellation of Andromeda

Bayer	α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω
Flamsteed	2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 22 23 26 28 32 36 39 41 44 45 47 49 51 55 56 58 59 60 62 63 64 65 66
Variable	R T U W Z RT RU RV RX SU SW TU TW WZ XZ AB AC AD AE AR BM BX CC CN DS DX EG ET EU FF GP GR GY HN KK KX KZ LL LP LQ OP OS OU PX QR QV QX V385 V455 V529 V807
HD	3 166 895 1185 1606 2421 2767 2942 3322 3346 4778 5608 5789/5788 6114 7853 8673 10307 13931 14622 16004 16028 16175 217811 220105 221246 221776 222109 222155 222399 223229 224365 224801 225218
Other	3XMM J004232.1+411314 6 Persei ADS 48 Groombridge 34 HAT-P-6 HAT-P-16 HAT-P-19 HAT-P-28 HR 178 HR 8768 M31-RV KELT-1 NGC 44 NGC 82 NGC 84 NGC 91 NGC 162 NGC 464 PA-99-N2 Ross 248 WASP-1 WISE 0146+4234 WISE J0005+3737 WISE J004945.61+215120.0

Exoplanets	14 Andromedae b Upsilon Andromedae b c d e Gliese 15 Ab HD 13931 b HD 16175 b HAT-P-6b HAT-P-32b WASP-1b WASP-33b

Star clusters	Mayall II NGC 206 NGC 272 NGC 752 NGC 956 NGC 7686

Nebulae	NGC 7662

NGC	5 13 19 21 27 39 43 48 49 51 67 68 69 70 71 72 74 76 79 80 81 83 85 86 90 93 94 96 97 108 109 112 140 149 160 169 181 183 184 214 218 226 228 229 233 243 252 258 260 262 280 304 317 389 393 404 425 431 477 478 512 513 523 528 531 536 668 679 687 700 703 704 705 708 709 710 712 714 717 732 753 759 891 1000 7640 7836
Numbered	I II III IV V VIII IX X XI XVIII XIX XXI
Other	3C 66A 3C 66B Andromeda Galaxy Donatiello I Messier 32 Messier 110

Galaxy clusters	Abell 262 NGC 68 group

Astronomical events	GRB 101225A SN 1885A

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