NGC 24

NGC 24
NGC 24 by the Hubble Space Telescope.[1]
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	00^h 09^m 56.5^s[2]
Declination	−24° 57′ 47″[2]
Redshift	0.001848[2]
Helio radial velocity	554 ± 2 km/s[2]
Distance	22.5 ± 9.8 Mly (6.9 ± 3 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.4[2]
Characteristics
Type	spiral
Apparent size (V)	5.7' x 1.5'
Other designations
UGCA 002, 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.

Gallery

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  Hubble
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  GALEX (ultraviolet)
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  2MASS (near-infrared)
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  Spitzer (infrared)

References

1. "The hidden dark side of NGC 24". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
2. "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.

External links

• NGC 24 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images