NGC 43

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Kelly and Alex star
NGC 43 by 2MASS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00h 10m 24.95s
Declination+30° 38′ 14.2″
Redshift-4785 ± 10 km/s
Distance65.0 ± 4.6 Mpc (212 ± 15.1 million ly)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.6
Characteristics
TypeSB0
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

  1. ^ "NED results for NGC 43". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2011-11-25.