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NGC 524

Coordinates: Sky map 01h 24m 47.7s, +09° 32′ 20″
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NGC 524
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 24m 47.7s[1]
Declination+09° 32′ 20″[1]
Redshift2403 ± 5 km/s[1]
Distance86.1 ± 13.7 Mly (26.4 ± 4.2 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.5
Characteristics
TypeSA(rs)0+[1]
Apparent size (V)2.8 × 2.8[1]
Other designations
UGC 968, PGC 5222[1]

NGC 524 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is at a distance of about 90 million light-years away from Earth. In the central bulge of the galaxy is visible gas forming a spiral structure.[2] It is the largest galaxy in the small NGC 524 group of galaxies, which is associated with NGC 488 and its group.[3] It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786.

Two supernovae have been observed in the galaxy, SN 2000cx, a type Ia-p peaking at 14.5 magnitude, and SN 2008Q, type Ia.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 524. Retrieved 2006-11-18.
  2. ^ "Hubble Eyes a Mysterious Old Spiral". NASA. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09.
  3. ^ Dmitry Makarov and Igor Karachentsev (2011). "Galaxy groups and clouds in the local (z~ 0.01) Universe". MNRAS. 412 (4): 2498–2520. arXiv:1011.6277. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.412.2498M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18071.x. S2CID 119194025.
  4. ^ List of Supernovae IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Retrieved 29 December 2015.