NGC 109

NGC 109 is a spiral galaxy estimated to be about 240 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest in 1861 and its magnitude is 13.7.[4]

NGC 109
SDSS image of NGC 109
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00h 26m 14.636s[1]
Declination+21° 48 26.64[1]
Redshift0.018206[2]
Helio radial velocity5458[2]
Distance216.40 ± 17.85 Mly (66.350 ± 5.473 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.08[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.0[3]
Characteristics
TypeSB(r)a[2]
Size81,800 ly (25,090 pc)[2][note 1]
Apparent size (V)1.1 × 1.0[2]
Other designations
UGC 251, MGC+04-02-020, PGC 1606[3]

Notes

  1. POSS1 103a-O values used.

References

  • Media related to NGC 109 at Wikimedia Commons


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