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'''NGC 24''' is a [[spiral galaxy]] in the [[Sculptor (constellation)|Sculptor]] constellation. It was discovered by British astronomer [[William Herschel]] in 1785, and measures some 40,000 light-years across. In the Catalogue of Named Galaxies, it is called '''Inordinatus Sculptoris''', that is, the ''disordered'' galaxy.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bodifee|first1=Gerard|title=Catalogue of One Thousand Named Galaxies|url=http://www.bodifee.be/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2_CMG.pdf|accessdate=21 May 2017}}</ref>
'''NGC 24''' is a [[spiral galaxy]] in the [[Sculptor (constellation)|Sculptor]] constellation. It was discovered by British astronomer [[William Herschel]] in 1785, and measures some
40,000 light-years across.


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NGC 24
NGC 24
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSculptor
Right ascension00h 09m 56.5s[2]
Declination−24° 57′ 47″[2]
Redshift0.001848[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity554 ± 2 km/s[2]
Distance22.5 ± 9.8 Mly
(6.9 ± 3 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.4[2]
Characteristics
TypeSc[4]
Apparent size (V)5.7' x 1.5'
Other designations
UGCA 2, ESO 472-G016, MCG-04-01-018, CGS 119, PGC 701, ESO-LV 4720160

NGC 24 is a spiral galaxy in the Sculptor constellation. It was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel in 1785, and measures some 40,000 light-years across.

References

  1. ^ "The hidden dark side of NGC 24". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0024. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
  3. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 0024". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
  4. ^ "NGC 24". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 January 2017.