NGC 49

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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 49
NGC 49 PanS.jpg
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 49
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 00h 14m 22.4s[1]
Declination+48° 14′ 48″[1]
Redshift0.015924[1]
Helio 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 United States of America astronomer Lewis A. Swift on September 7, 1885.[3]

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