NGC 999 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 195 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] It was discovered by the French astronomer Edouard Stephan in 1871.[5]
| NGC 999 | |
|---|---|
 DSS image of NGC 999 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 02h 38m 47.46177s[1] |
| Declination | +41° 40′ 13.6652″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.015097[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4492 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 195.0 Mly (59.80 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.5[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SAB(s)a[4] |
| Other designations | |
| IC 240, UGC 2127, MCG +07-06-047, PGC 10026[2] | |