Astronomy:NGC 97

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NGC 97
SDSS image of NGC 97
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 00h 22m 29.988s[1]
Declination+29° 44′ 43.34″[1]
Redshift0.015898[2]
Helio radial velocity4766[2]
Distance231.41 ± 13.61 Mly (70.950 ± 4.172 Mpc)[2]
Group or clusterNGC 108 group (LGG 5)
Apparent magnitude (B)13.5[3]
Characteristics
TypeE?[2]
Size104,200 ly (31,960 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V)1.548′ (major axis)[2]
Other designations
UGC 216, MCG+05-02-007, PGC 1442[3]

NGC 97 is an elliptical galaxy estimated to be about 230 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by John Herschel on 16 September 1828, and its apparent magnitude is 13.5.[4][5]

NGC 108 Group

NGC 97 is part of the NGC 108 group (also known as LGG 5), which includes at least 5 other galaxies: NGC 108, UGC 234, UGC 310, CGCG 500-015, and CGCG 500-019.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "NED results for object NGC 0097". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+97&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NGC 97". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+97. 
  4. ↑ "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0a.htm#97. 
  5. ↑ Herschel, J. F. W (1864). "Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 154: 1–137. doi:10.1098/rstl.1864.0001. Bibcode: 1864RSPT..154....1H. 
  6. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 100: 47. Bibcode: 1993A&AS..100...47G. 




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