NGC 57
| NGC 57 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 57 imaged by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 15m 30.9132s |
| Declination | +17° 19′ 42.307″ |
| Redshift | 0.018146 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,440 ± 22 km/s |
| Distance | 243 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.8 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.8 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.2′ × 1.9′ |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 145, MCG +03-01-031, PGC 1037, CGCG 456-046 | |
NGC 57 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 8 October 1784.
Supernovae
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 57:
- SN 2010dq (Type Ia, mag. 17.3) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 3 June 2010. It was 17" west and 1" south of the center of NGC 57 at coordinates 00h 15m 29.70s, +17° 19′ 41.0″.
- SN 2011fp (Type Ia, mag. 17.9) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 29 August 2011.
See also
