NGC 72 is a barred spiral galaxy estimated to be about 320 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by R. J. Mitchell in 1855 and its magnitude is 13.5.[7]
NGC 72 | |
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Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 18m 28.4s |
Declination | +30h 02m 26.5s |
Redshift | 0.024213[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 7259 km/s[1] |
Distance | 320-325 Mly[2][3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.5[4][2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb[5] Sbc[4] SA(rs)c[2] |
Size | 180,000[2] |
Apparent size (V) | ~1.3'x1.0'[5][4][6] |
Other designations | |
UGC 176, ARP 113, VV 166d, MCG +05-01-069, 2MASX J00182837+3002265, 2MASXi J00182837+3002265, PGC 001204 |
References
External links
Media related to NGC 72 at Wikimedia Commons
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