NGC 54

NGC 54

2MASS image of NGC 54 and a nearby star
Observation data (2000.0 epoch)
Constellation Cetus[1]
Right ascension 00h 15m 07.6s[2]
Declination 00° 07 58
Redshift 0.017802 [3]
Helio radial velocity 5335 km/s[2]
Distance 240,000,000 ly[2] (78,000,000 Parsecs)[4]
Type SB(r)a [5]
Size (ly) 90,000[2]
Apparent dimensions (V) 1.445' x 0.525' [6]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.7 [5]
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.

References

  1. "Category:NGC 54 - Wikimedia commons". Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "NED search results for NGC 0054". Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  4. "Parsecs to Light Years Conversion Calculator". Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "NGC 54 - DeepSkyPedia :: Astronomy". Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  6. "NGC 54 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". Retrieved 2013-09-05.