NGC 43
Appearance
NGC 43 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 10m 24.95s |
Declination | +30° 38′ 14.2″ |
Redshift | -4785 ± 10 km/s |
Distance | 65.0 ± 4.6 Mpc (212 ± 15.1 million ly) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.6 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0 |
Apparent size (V) | 1.6′ × 1.5' |
Other designations | |
UGC 120, PGC 875 |
NGC 43 is a lenticular galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. It has a diameter of approximately 27 kiloparsecs (88,000 light-years) and was discovered by John Herschel in 1827.[1]
References
- ^ "NED results for NGC 43". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
External links
- Media related to NGC 43 at Wikimedia Commons