NGC 95
NGC 95 | |
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Observation data | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 22m 13.6s |
Declination | +10° 29′ 30″ |
Redshift | 0.017946[1] |
Helio 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
- 1 2 "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
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