NGC 57 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces.[1] It was discovered on 8 October 1784 by astronomer William Herschel.[4]

NGC 57
NGC 57 as seen on SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces[1]
Right ascension	00h 15m 30.9s[2]
Declination	+17° 19′ 42″[2]
Redshift	0.018146[2]
Helio radial velocity	5,440 ± 22 km/s[2]
Distance	243 Mly[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.8[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)	12.8[1]
Characteristics
Type	E[2]
Apparent size (V)	2′.2 × 1′.9[2]
Other designations
UGC 145,[2] PGC 1037[2]

SN 2010dq

On June 3, 2010, Koichi Itagaki detected a magnitude 17 supernova 17" west and 1" south of the center of NGC 57 at coordinates 00 15 29.70 +17 19 41.0.[5]

See also

• Elliptical galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Pisces (constellation)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 57.

• NGC 57 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• Discovery image of SN 2010dq^{[permanent dead link]} (2010-06-03) / Wikisky DSS2 zoom-in of same region

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