NGC 97
Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
| NGC 97 | |
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 SDSS image of NGC 97 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 22m 29.988s[1] |
| Declination | +29° 44′ 43.34″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.015898[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4766[2] |
| Distance | 231.41 ± 13.61 Mly (70.950 ± 4.172 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.5[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E?[2] |
| Size | 104,200 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 in 1828 and its apparent magnitude is 13.5.[4]
References
- ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b c d e f "NED results for object NGC 0097". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ a b "NGC 97". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99".
External links
Media related to NGC 97 at Wikimedia Commons
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- PGC 1438
- PGC 1439
- PGC 1440
- PGC 1441
- PGC 1442
- PGC 1443
- PGC 1444
- PGC 1445
- PGC 1446
- UGC 212
- UGC 213
- UGC 214
- UGC 215
- UGC 216
- UGC 217
- UGC 218
- UGC 219
- UGC 220
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