NGC 12
| NGC 12 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 12 Sloan Digital Sky Survey | |
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 08m 44.8s |
| Declination | +04° 36′ 45″ |
| Redshift | 0.013146[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3941 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 183 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.58'x1.29' |
| Notable features | N/A |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 74, PGC 645, MCG+01-01-040 | |
NGC 12 is a spiral galaxy in the Pisces constellation. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 6 1790.[3]
References
- ^ a b "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0012. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ "NGC 12". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 12". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
External links
Media related to NGC 12 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 12 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
