NGC 81
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NGC 81 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 21m 13.314s[1] |
Declination | +22° 22′ 58.11″[1] |
Redshift | 0.020447[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6130[2] |
Distance | 285 Mly (87 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 17.74[4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[3] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.3′ × 0.15′[3] |
Other designations | |
PGC 1352[4] |
NGC 81 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 270 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b "NED results for object NGC 0081". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99".
- ^ a b "NGC 81". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
External links
[edit]- Media related to NGC 81 at Wikimedia Commons