NGC 86
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
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 NGC 86 is the bright galaxy near the top. Taken by Joseph D. Schulman. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 21m 28.586s[1] |
| Declination | +22° 33′ 22.96″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018650[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5591[2] |
| Distance | 289.71 ± 11.92 Mly (88.825 ± 3.655 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.9[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[3] |
| Size | 24,000 ly (7,360 pc)[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.55′ × 0.198′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG+04-02-009, PGC 1383[3] | |
NGC 86 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be between 275 and 300 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by Guillaume Bigourdan in 1884 and its apparent magnitude is 14.9.[4]
References
- ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b c d e "NED results for object NGC 0086". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "NGC 86". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99".
External links
Media related to NGC 86 at Wikimedia Commons
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