NGC 524 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is at a distance of about 90 million light-years away from Earth. In the central bulge of the galaxy is visible gas forming a spiral structure.[2] It is the largest galaxy in the small NGC 524 group of galaxies, which is associated with NGC 488 and its group.[3] It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786.

NGC 524
NGC 524 by Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	01h 24m 47.7s[1]
Declination	+09° 32′ 20″[1]
Redshift	2403 ± 5 km/s[1]
Distance	86.1 ± 13.7 Mly (26.4 ± 4.2 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.5
Characteristics
Type	SA(rs)0+[1]
Apparent size (V)	2′.8 × 2′.8[1]
Other designations
UGC 968, PGC 5222[1]

Two supernovae have been observed in the galaxy, SN 2000cx, a type Ia-p peaking at 14.5 magnitude, and SN 2008Q, type Ia.[4]

Gallery

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  NGC 524 (SDSS DR14)
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  NGC 524 (HST)

References

External links

• Media related to NGC 524 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 524 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS

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