Astronomy:NGC 112
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
| NGC 112 | |
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 SDSS image of NGC 112 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 26m 48.74910s[1] |
| Declination | +31° 42′ 11.9738″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.021028[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 6238 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 282.78 ± 0.65 Mly (86.70 ± 0.2 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.5[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)bc?[4] |
| Other designations | |
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A...1G.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NGC 112". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+112.
- ↑ Tully, R. Brent (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal 146 (4): 86. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. Bibcode: 2013AJ....146...86T.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 100 - 149". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1.htm#112.
External links
- NGC 112 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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