NGC 57

NGC 57 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 8 October 1784.

Supernovae Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 57: SN 2010dq (TypeIa, mag. 17.3) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 3 June 2010. It was 17" west and 1" south of the center of NGC 57 at coordinates , . SN 2011fp (Type Ia, mag. 17.9) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 29 August 2011.

See also List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

External links

Discovery image of SN 2010dq (2010-06-03) / Wikisky DSS2 zoom-in of same region