NGC 52 (PGC 978) is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered on September 18, 1784, by William Herschel. He described it as "very faint, small, extended."[2]
NGC 52 | |
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![]() NGC 52 and nearby PGC 1563523 (lower right) as seen on legacy survey | |
Observation data (2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pegasus |
Right ascension | 00h 14m 40.2s [1] |
Declination | +18° 34′ 48″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.017986 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5390 km/s |
Distance | 243,000,000ly[2] (73,000,000 Parsecs)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.6 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sc [2] |
Size | 150,000[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.6' × 0.5' [1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 140, CGCG 456-042, CGCG 12.0+1817, MCG+03-01-030, 2MFGC 00177, 2MASX J00144010+1834551, 2MASXi J0014401+183455, IRAS 00120+1818, IRAS F00120+1818, AKARI J0014401+183453, LDCE 0011 NED002, PGC 978, UZC J001440.2+183454, NVSS J001440+183455 [5] |
Physical characteristics
The galaxy is approximately 150,000 light years across.[2] This makes it, in comparison, about 1.5 times as large as the Milky Way. The galaxy also has a satellite elliptical galaxy called PGC (Principal Galaxies Catalogue) 1563523.
See also
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/NGC_0052_2MASS.jpg/220px-NGC_0052_2MASS.jpg)
References
External links
Media related to NGC 52 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 52 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS
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