NGC 54

NGC 54
NGC 54
	SDSS image of NGC 54 and a nearby star
Observation data (2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 15m 07.6s
Declination	00° 07′ 58″
Redshift	0.017802
Heliocentric radial velocity	5335 km/s
Distance	240,000,000 ly (78,000,000 Parsecs)
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.7
Characteristics
Type	SB(r)a
Size	90,000
Apparent size (V)	1.445' x 0.525'
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

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.

ConstellationCetus^[1]

Right ascension00^h 15^m 07.6^s^[2]

Declination00° 07′ 58″^[2]

Redshift0.017802 ^[3]

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NGC 54
SDSS image of NGC 54 and a nearby star
Observation data (2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus^[1]
Right ascension	00^h 15^m 07.6^s^[2]
Declination	00° 07′ 58″^[2]
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]