NGC 52

NGC 52
NGC 52 SDSS
NGC 52 and nearby PGC 1563523 (lower right) as seen on legacy survey
Observation data (2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationPegasus
Right ascension00h 14m 40.2s [1]
Declination+18° 34′ 48″ [1]
Redshift0.017986
Heliocentric radial velocity5390 km/s
Distance243,000,000ly[2] (73,000,000 Parsecs)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.6 [4]
Characteristics
TypeSc [2]
Size150,000[2]
Apparent size (V)2.6' × 0.5' [1]
Other designations
UGC 140, CGCG 456-042, CGCG 12.0+1817, MCG+03-01-030, 2MFGC 00177, 2MASX J00144010+1834551, 2MASXi J0014401+183455, IRAS 00120+1818, IRAS F00120+1818, AKARI J0014401+183453, LDCE 0011 NED002, PGC 978, UZC J001440.2+183454, NVSS J001440+183455 [5]
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NGC 52 (PGC 978) is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered on September 18, 1784, by William Herschel. He described it as "very faint, small, extended."[2]

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