NGC 94

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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 94
NGC94 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 94
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 00h 22m 13.516s[1]
Declination+22° 28′ 59.22″[1]
Redshift0.019604[2]
Helio radial velocity5877[2]
Distance260 Mly (80 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.6[3]
Characteristics
TypeS0[4]
Size50,000 ly (15,000 pc)[4]
Apparent size (V)0.45 × 0.4[4]
Other designations
PGC 1423[3]

NGC 94 (PGC 1423) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by Guillaume Bigourdan in 1884. This object is extremely faint and small. A little above the galaxy is NGC 96. NGC 94 is about 260 million light-years away and 50,000 light-years across.[4]

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