Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
| NGC 112 |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) |
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| Constellation | Andromeda |
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| Right ascension | 00h 26m 48.74910s[1] |
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| Declination | +31° 42′ 11.9738″[1] |
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| Redshift | 0.021028[2] |
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| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6238 km/s[2] |
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| Distance | 282.78 ± 0.65 Mly (86.70 ± 0.2 Mpc)[3] |
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| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.5[2] |
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| Characteristics |
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| Type | SB(rs)bc?[4] |
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| Other designations |
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| UGC 255, MCG +05-02-013, PGC 1654[2] |
NGC 112 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on September 17, 1885. The galaxy lies approximately 295 million light-years from Earth, and is about 75,000 light-years in diameter.[4]
References
- ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
- ^ a b c d "NGC 112". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ Tully, R. Brent; et al. (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 86. arXiv:1307.7213. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. S2CID 118494842.
- ^ a b Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 100 - 149". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
External links
Media related to NGC 112 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 112 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
| NGC | |
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| PGC | - PGC 1650
- PGC 1651
- PGC 1652
- PGC 1653
- PGC 1654
- PGC 1655
- PGC 1656
- PGC 1657
- PGC 1658
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| UGC | - UGC 251
- UGC 252
- UGC 253
- UGC 254
- UGC 255
- UGC 256
- UGC 257
- UGC 258
- UGC 259
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