NGC 49 [SEP] constellation
NGC 49
NGC 49 is a lenticular galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. The galaxy was discovered by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on September 7, 1885.
NGC 50
NGC 50 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus with a diameter of 170,000 light-year's. It was discovered in 1865 by Gaspare Ferrari. The galaxy is, in comparison to the Milky Way, about 1.5-2 times as large. It is also physically close to NGC 49.
Other names for NGC 50 are MCG -1-1-58 and PGC 983.
See also.
- Cetus (constellation)
- List of NGC objects (1–1000)
- Elliptical galaxy