Ngc 96

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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 96
SDSS image of NGC 96
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 00h 22m 17.697s[1]
Declination+22° 32′ 46.24″[1]
Redshift0.020631[2]
Helio radial velocity6185[2]
Distance290 Mly (89 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)17[4]
Characteristics
TypeS0[4]
Size39,400 ly (12,090 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V)0.5 × 0.5[2]
Other designations
MCG+04-02-014, PGC 1429[4]

NGC 96 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 290 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by Guillaume Bigourdan in 1884 and its apparent magnitude is 17.[3]

References




Categories: [NGC objects] [Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects] [Lenticular galaxies] [MCG objects] [Andromeda (constellation)]


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