Right ascension 00 14 22.4 Redshift 0.015924 Apparent magnitude (V) +14.1 Constellation Andromeda | Declination +48° 14′ 47.77″ Helio radial velocity (+4774 ± 24) km/s Magnitude 14.1 | |
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Distance 225 ± 16 Mly (69.0 ± 4.9 Mpc) Similar NGC 48, NGC 43, NGC 51, NGC 27, NGC 72 | ||
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. It also has a star called The Curtis Star in it named after Curtis Cooper aged 9. This change was made by the Intergalactic Star Database.
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