NGC 50

{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Cetus}}

{{infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 50

| image = 250px

| upright = 1.35

| alt = NGC 50

| caption = SDSS image of NGC 50

| epoch = 2000.0

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| dec = {{DEC|-07|20|42.38}}

| dist_ly = 257,000,000 ly (75,000,000 pc)

| constellation name = Cetus

| h_radial_v = {{nowrap|5700 km/s}}

| z = 0.019016

| type = E5

| appmag_v = 12

| size_v = 2.344' x 1.445'

| size = 170,000

| names = MCG -01-01-058, 2MASX J00144455-0720423, 6dF J0014445-072042, LDCE 0010 NED003, HDCE 0009 NED003, USGC S005 NED01, GSC 4670-01062, PGC 983, NVSS J001444-072041

}}

NGC 50 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus with a diameter of 170,000 light-years. It was discovered in 1865 by Gaspare Ferrari. The galaxy is, in comparison to the Milky Way, about 1.5-2 times as large. It is also physically close to NGC 49.

Other names for NGC 50 are MCG -1-1-58 and PGC 983.{{Cite web | url=https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/926/ngc-50/galaxy | title=Galaxy NGC 50 - Galaxy in Cetus Constellation | access-date=2016-11-29 | archive-date=2017-10-22 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022142113/https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/926/ngc-50/galaxy | url-status=dead }}