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Coordinates: Sky map 00h 14m 22.4s, +48° 14′ 47.77″
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{{Infobox galaxy
{{Infobox galaxy
|name = [[New General Catalogue|NGC 49 2MASS|NGC]] 49
|name = [[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 49
|image = [[File:NGC 0049 2MASS.jpg|300px]]
|image = [[File:NGC 0049 2MASS.jpg|NGC 49 2MASS|300px]]
|caption = [[2MASS]] for NGC 49
|caption = [[2MASS]] for NGC 49
|constellation name = [[Andromeda (constellation)|Andromeda]]
|constellation name = [[Andromeda (constellation)|Andromeda]]

Revision as of 19:46, 5 January 2018

NGC 49
NGC 49 2MASS
2MASS for NGC 49
Observation data
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00h 14m 22.4s[1]
Declination+48° 14′ 47.77″[1]
Redshift0.015924[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity(+4774 ± 24) km/s[1]
Distance225 ± 16 Mly (69.0 ± 4.9 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)+14.1[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)+15.1[2]
Characteristics
TypeS0?[1]
Apparent size (V)1.1′ × 1.0′[1]
Other designations
CGCG 549-029, MCG+08-01-033, PGC 952, UGC 136

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. It also has a star called The Curtis Star in it named after Curtis Cooper aged 9. This change was made by the Intergalactic Star Database.

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