NGC 108
Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 108 | |
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NGC 108 as seen by SDSS | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 25m 59.73s[1] |
Declination | 29° 12′ 43.4″[1] |
Redshift | 0.015801[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4737 km/s[1] |
Distance | 220 Mly (67 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.1[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R)SB0+(r)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.7′ × 1.9′[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 246, MCG +05-02-012, PGC 1619[1] |
NGC 108 is a barred lenticular galaxy that is located at approximately 220 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 11, 1784.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Results for object NGC 0108 (NGC 108)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ a b c d "New General Catalog Objects 100 - 149". Cseligman. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
External links
- Media related to NGC 108 at Wikimedia Commons
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