NGC 24

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 24

| image = The hidden dark side of NGC 24.jpg

| alt = NGC 24

| caption = HST image of NGC 24

| epoch = J2000

| constellation name = Sculptor

| ra = {{RA|00|09|56.542}}

| dec = {{DEC|-24|57|47.27}}

| z = {{Val|0.00185|0.00001|fmt=commas}}

| h_radial_v = {{val|554.017|2.099|u=km/s|fmt=commas}}

| dist_ly = {{Convert|7.31|Mpc|Mly|order=flip|abbr=on|lk=on}}

| type = SA(s)c

| appmag_v = 12.4

| absmag_v = −17.61

| size_v = 5.7' x 1.5'

| notes =

| names = UGCA 2, ESO 472-G016, MCG-04-01-018, ESO-LV 4720160, PGC 701, CGS 119

}}

NGC 24 is a spiral galaxy in the southern constellation of Sculptor, about {{Convert|7.31|Mpc|Mly|disp=out|abbr=off|lk=on}} distant from the Milky Way. It was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel in 1785, and measures some 40,000 light-years across. The general shape of this galaxy is specified by its morphological classification of SA(s)c, which indicates it is an unbarred spiral with no ring-like structure and moderate to loosely-wound spiral arms. This galaxy is positioned in the vicinity of the Sculptor Group, but is actually a background object that is more than three times as distant. It may form a pair with another background galaxy, NGC 45.

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