NGC 52
Edge-on Spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pegasus
NGC 52 (PGC 978) is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered on September 18, 1784, by William Herschel. He described it as "very faint, small, extended."
01Physical characteristics
The galaxy is approximately 150,000 light years across. This makes it, in comparison, about 1.5 times as large as the Milky Way. The galaxy also has a satellite elliptical galaxy called PGC (Principal Galaxies Catalogue) 1563523.
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- NGC 52 Legacy DR9.jpg by Legacy Surveys / D.Lang (Perimeter Institute) & Meli thev, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NGC 0052 2MASS.jpg by Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
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