NGC 95
| NGC 95 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 22m 13.6s |
| Declination | +10° 29′ 30″ |
| Redshift | 0.017946[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5380 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 250 Mly [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.5 mag |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)c?pec |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 214, PGC 1426, GC 47. | |
NGC 95 is a spiral galaxy located in the Pisces constellation.
The Galaxy was discovered by English astronomer John Fredrick William Herschel on October 18, 1784.
The galaxy has several blue spiral arms surrounding a bright yellow nucleus. The galaxy is approximately 120,000 light years in diameter, making it only slightly larger than the Milky Way.
References
- ^ a b "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0095. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ^ "Celestial Atlas". Cseligman. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
External links
- NGC 95 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images