| NGC 99 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 99 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00 23 59.422 |
| Declination | +15° 46′ 13.04″ |
| Redshift | 0.017705 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5308 |
| Distance | 245 Mly (75 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.65 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.99 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Scd |
| Size | 101,400 ly (31,080 pc) |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5′ × 1.5′ |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 230, MCG+02-02-006, PGC 1523 | |
NGC 99 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on 8 October 1883 by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NED results for object NGC 0098". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99". cseligman.com.
- ^ "NGC 98". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
External links
Media related to NGC 99 at Wikimedia Commons
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