NGC 112

NGC 112
Observation data
Right ascension 00h 26m 48.82s
Declination +31° 42 11.7
Redshift 0.020968 [1]
Helio radial velocity 6285 km/s[1]
Distance 295 Mly
[2]
Characteristics
Type SB(rs)bc?
Size 75,000 ly

NGC 112 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda.
It was discovered by American astronomer, Lewis Swift, on September 17, 1885. The galaxy lies approximately 295 Million light-years from earth, and is about 75,000 light-years in diameter.

References

  1. 1 2 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0112. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  2. "Celestial Atlas". Cseligman. Retrieved 2015-08-19.

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