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NGC 57
NGC 57 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	00 15 30.9132
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

Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 57:

• SN 2010dq (type Ia, mag. 17) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 3 June 2010. It was 17" west and 1" south of the center of NGC 57 at coordinates 00 15 29.70, +17° 19′ 41.0″.
• 2011fp (type Ia, mag. 17.9) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 29 August 2011.
• SN 2020mza (mag 19.9) was discovered on 18 June 2020.

See also

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

References

1. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 57". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
2. ^ "Results for object NGC 0057". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
3. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=H_o
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
5. Nakano, S. (2010). "Supernova 2010dq in NGC 57". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams. 2303: 1. Bibcode:2010CBET.2303....1N.
6. "SN 2010dq". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
7. Nakano, S.; Nishimura, K.; Yamaoka, H.; Noguchi, T.; Magill, L.; Kotak, R.; Smartt, S.; Pastorello, A.; Maguire, K. (2011). "Supernova 2011fp in NGC 57 = PSN J00152561+1719119". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams. 2820: 1. Bibcode:2011CBET.2820....1N.
8. "SN 2011fp". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
9. "2020mza | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2025-01-02.

External links

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

v t e Constellation of Pisces
List of stars in Pisces Pisces in Chinese astronomy
Stars	Bayer α (Alrescha) β (Fumalsamakah) γ δ ε ζ (Revati) η (Alpherg) θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο (Torcular) π ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ψ ψ ω Flamsteed 1 2 3 5 (A) 7 (b) 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 (c) 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 (d) 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 (i) 66 67 (k) 68 (h) 70 72 73 75 76 77 78 80 (e) 82 (g) 87 88 89 (f) 91 (l) 92 94 95 96 97 100 101 103 104 105 107 109 112 4 Cet 5 Cet Variable RZ SZ TX (19) UV VY (3 Ari) VZ ZZ AR BR DV GU HR 2 107 222 8734 HD 1502 (Citadelle) 3167 4203 4313 8574 (Bélénos) 9986 217107 217786 218566 (Ebla) Other Gliese 12 Gliese 900 GJ 9827 2MASS 0036+1821 NGC 33 NGC 46 NGC 316 NGC 400 NGC 401 NGC 402 NGC 408 NGC 552 NGC 730 SIMP J013656.5+093347 van Maanen 2 WASP-32 (Parumleo) WASP-76
Exoplanets HD 1502 b (Indépendance) HD 3167 b HD 4203 b c HD 4313 b HD 8574 b (Bélisama) HD 217107 b c HD 217786 b c HD 218566 b (Ugarit) γ Piscium b GU Piscium b 54 Piscium b WASP-76b
Galaxies	Messier 74 NGC 3 12 36 38 57 60 63 75 78 95 99 100 105 106 125 126 127 128 130 137 138 139 141 164 180 182 186 190 193 194 198 199 200 202 203 204 208 213 234 236 240 250 251 257 266 282 287 296 311 313 315 316 318 326 332 338 354 370 372 373 374 375 379 380 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 390 392 394 396 397 398 399 400 401 403 407 410 414 420 437 443 444 446 447 449 452 455 459 462 463 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 479 483 485 486 488 489 490 492 493 494 495 496 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 511 514 515 516 517 518 520 522 524 525 532 553 575 606 645 656 660 664 665 676 706 741 766 7459 7499 7501 7503 7537 7541 7544 7583 7603 7679 7682 7714 7716 7816 7835 7837 7838 7840 Other 3C 459 Andromeda II Andromeda XXII IC 64 IC 1481 I Zwicky 1 KIDS J232940-34092 Pisces A Pisces B Pisces Dwarf UGC 224 UGC 477 UGC 717 UGC 934
Category

• Elliptical galaxies
• Pisces (constellation)
• NGC objects
• UGC objects
• Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects
• Astronomical objects discovered in 1784
• MCG objects
• Discoveries by William Herschel