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 NGC 24 by the Hubble Space Telescope.[1] | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 00h 09m 56.5s[2] |
| Declination | −24° 57′ 47″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.001848[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 554 ± 2 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 22.5 ± 9.8 Mly (6.9 ± 3 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.4[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -17.61 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc[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.
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Spitzer (infrared)
References
- ^ "The hidden dark side of NGC 24". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0024. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ "Distance Results for NGC 0024". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ "NGC 24". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
External links
- NGC 24 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images