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] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5335 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 240,000,000 ly[2] (78,000,000 Parsecs)[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.7 [5] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)a [5] |
| Size | 90,000[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.
References
- ^ "Category:NGC 54 - Wikimedia commons". Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ^ a b c d e f "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ^ a b "NED search results for NGC 0054". Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "Parsecs to Light Years Conversion Calculator". Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ a b "NGC 54 - DeepSkyPedia :: Astronomy". Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "NGC 54 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". Retrieved 2013-09-05.