NGC 43

NGC 43 is a lenticular galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. It has a diameter of approximately 27 kiloparsecs (88,000 light-years) and was discovered by John Herschel in 1827.[1]

NGC 43 (SDSS)
NGC 43
NGC 43 by 2MASS
Credit: Two Micron All-Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00h 10m 24.95s
Declination+30° 38 14.2
Redshift-4785 ± 10 km/s
Distance65.0 ± 4.6 Mpc (212 ± 15.1 million ly)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.6
Characteristics
TypeSB0
Apparent size (V)1.6′ × 1.5'
Other designations
UGC 120, PGC 875

References

  1. "NED results for NGC 43". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  • Media related to NGC 43 at Wikimedia Commons


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