| NGC 48 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 48 (PanSTARRS) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 14m 02.2s[1] |
| Declination | +48° 14′ 05″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005924[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1776 ± 8 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 79.3 Mly[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SABbc[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4' x 0.9'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 929 | |
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The New General Catalogue object NGC 48 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 79.3 million light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Andromeda.
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0048. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ a b An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho