NGC 54

Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 54
NGC 54 SDSS
SDSS image of NGC 54 and a nearby star
Observation data (2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationCetus[1]
Right ascension00h 15m 07.6s[2]
Declination00° 07′ 58″[2]
Redshift0.017802 [3]
Heliocentric radial velocity5335 km/s[2]
Distance240,000,000 ly[2] (78,000,000 Parsecs)[4]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.7 [5]
Characteristics
TypeSB(r)a [5]
Size90,000[2]
Apparent size (V)1.445' x 0.525' [6]
Other designations
MCG -01-01-060 2MASX J00150767-070624 2MASXi J0015076-070623 IRAS F00125-0723 AKARI J0015076-070623 6dF J0015076-070624 6dF J0015077-070624 LDCE 0010 NED004 HDCE 0009 NED004 USGC S005 NED03 GSC 4670 00994 PGC 1011 NVSS J001507-070622[3]

NGC 54 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. The galaxy was discovered by Wilhelm Tempel in 1886, and he defined it as "very faint, pretty small, round."[2] The galaxy is 90,000 light years in diameter,[2] making it slightly smaller than the Milky Way.

See also

  • List of NGC objects (1–1000)
NGC 54 (2MASS)

References

  1. ^ "Category:NGC 54 - Wikimedia commons". Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  3. ^ a b "NED search results for NGC 0054". Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  4. ^ "Parsecs to Light Years Conversion Calculator". Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  5. ^ a b "NGC 54 - DeepSkyPedia :: Astronomy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  6. ^ "NGC 54 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". Retrieved 2013-09-05.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 54 at Wikimedia Commons
  • NGC 54 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
  • SEDS


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