| NGC 524 | |
| Credit: | NASA/STScI/WikiSky |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Type: | SA(rs)0+[1] |
| Dist Ly: | 86.1 ± 13.7 Mly (26.4 ± 4.2 Mpc) |
| Z: | 2403 ± 5 km/s |
| Appmag V: | 10.5 |
| Size V: | 2.8 × 2.8 |
| Constellation Name: | Pisces |
| Names: | UGC 968, PGC 5222 |
NGC 524 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is at a distance of about 90 million light-years away from Earth. In the central bulge of the galaxy is visible gas forming a spiral structure.[2] It is the largest galaxy in the small NGC 524 group of galaxies, which is associated with NGC 488 and its group.[3] It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786.
Two supernovae have been observed in the galaxy, SN 2000cx, a type Ia-p peaking at 14.5 magnitude, and SN 2008Q, type Ia.[4]