NGC 115 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Sculptor. It was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel on September 25, 1834.[3] The galaxy is approximately 85 million light-years from the Sun, and is about 50,000 light-years in diameter,[3] nearly half the size of our home galaxy, the Milky Way.
NGC 115 | |
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![]() ESO KIDS image of NGC 115 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Sculptor |
Right ascension | 00h 26m 46.278s[1] |
Declination | −33° 40′ 37.56″[1] |
Redshift | 0.006118[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1828 km/s[2] |
Distance | 85 Mly (26 Mpc)[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(s)bc:[4] |
Size | 50 kly (15 kpc)[3] |
Other designations | |
MCG -06-02-006, PGC 1651[2] |
References
External links
Media related to NGC 115 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 115 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images