NGC 72 is a barred spiral galaxy estimated to be about 320 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by R. J. Mitchell in 1855 and its magnitude is 13.5.[7]
| NGC 72 | |
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| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 18m 28.4s |
| Declination | +30h 02m 26.5s |
| Redshift | 0.024213[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7259 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 320-325 Mly[2][3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.5[4][2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb[5] Sbc[4] SA(rs)c[2] |
| Size | 180,000[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | ~1.3'x1.0'[5][4][6] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 176, ARP 113, VV 166d, MCG +05-01-069, 2MASX J00182837+3002265, 2MASXi J00182837+3002265, PGC 001204 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database - NGC 72". NED. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". cseligman.com. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ Wright, Ned. "Ned Wright's Javascript Cosmology Calculator". astro.ucla.edu. UCLA. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ a b c "NGC 72 >> Deep Sky Object Browser". Deep Sky Objects Browser. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ a b "NGC 72". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "WIKISKY - NGC 72". wikisky. SKY-MAP.org. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99".
External links
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