NGC 13
NGC 13 is a spiral galaxy[1] in the constellation Andromeda. It is estimated to be about 220 million light-years (66 Megaparsecs) away from the Sun.[1] It was discovered on November 26, 1790 by William Herschel.[3]
NGC 13 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 13 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 08m 47.72s[1] |
Declination | +33° 26′ 00.0″[1] |
Redshift | 0.01604[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 4808 ± 9 km/s[1] |
Distance | 215.8 ± 15.1 Mly (66.15 ± 4.64 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.20[2] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | −19.76[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R)Sab:[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.2′ × 0.4′[3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 77, MCG+05-01-034, PGC 650[4] |
References
- "Results for object NGC 0013 (NGC 13)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC13
- Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- "NGC 13". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
External links
- Media related to NGC 13 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 13 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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