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Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 97
SDSS image of NGC 97
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00 22 29.988
Declination+29° 44′ 43.34″
Redshift0.015898
Heliocentric radial velocity4766
Distance231.41 ± 13.61 Mly (70.950 ± 4.172 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)13.5
Characteristics
TypeE?
Size104,200 ly (31,960 pc)
Apparent size (V)1.548′ (major axis)
Other designations
UGC 216, MCG+05-02-007, PGC 1442

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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "NED results for object NGC 0097". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "NGC 97". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99".

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