Astronomy:NGC 13
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 13 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 13 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 08m 47.72s[1] |
Declination | +33° 26′ 00.0″[1] |
Redshift | 0.01604[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 4808 ± 9 km/s[1] |
Distance | 215.8 ± 15.1 Mly (66.15 ± 4.64 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.20[2] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | −19.76[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R)Sab:[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.2′ × 0.4′[3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 77, MCG+05-01-034, PGC 650[4] |
NGC 13 is a spiral galaxy[1] in the constellation Andromeda. It is estimated to be about 220 million light-years (66 Megaparsecs) away from the Sun.[1] It was discovered on November 26, 1790, by William Herschel.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Results for object NGC 0013 (NGC 13)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC%2013&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The galaxy NGC 13". https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0.htm#13. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ↑ "NGC 13". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+13.
External links
- NGC 13 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC 13.
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