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NGC 108

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NGC 108
NGC 108 as seen by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00h 25m 59.73s[1]
Declination29° 12′ 43.4″[1]
Redshift0.015801[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4737 km/s[1]
Distance220 Mly (67 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.1[2]
Characteristics
Type(R)SB0+(r)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.7 × 1.9[2]
Other designations
UGC 246, MCG +05-02-012, PGC 1619[1]

NGC 108 is a barred lenticular galaxy that is located at approximately 220 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 11, 1784.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Results for object NGC 0108 (NGC 108)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  2. ^ a b c d "New General Catalog Objects 100 - 149". Cseligman. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
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  • Media related to NGC 108 at Wikimedia Commons