NGC 49
Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
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NGC 49 is a lenticular galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. The galaxy was discovered by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on September 7, 1885.[3]
| NGC 49 | |
|---|---|
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 49 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 14m 22.4s[1] |
| Declination | +48° 14′ 48″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.015924[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | (+4774 ± 24) km/s[1] |
| Distance | 225 ± 16 Mly (69.0 ± 4.9 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +14.1[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | +15.1[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0?[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1′ × 1.0′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 549-029, MCG+08-01-033, PGC 952, UGC 136 | |
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