NGC 95

Also known as New General Catalogue 95

spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces

Key facts

Constellation: Pisces
Right ascension: 00 22 13.6
Declination: +10 ° 29 ′ 30 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 5380 km/s
Distance: 250 M ly
Apparent magnitude v: 12.5 mag
Type: SAB(rs)c?pec

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Image: NGC 0095 SDSS2.jpg

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NGC 95 is a spiral galaxy located in the Pisces constellation. It was discovered by English astronomer John Fredrick William Herschel on October 18, 1784. The galaxy has several blue spiral arms surrounding a bright yellow nucleus, and is approximately 120,000 light years in diameter, making it only slightly larger than the Milky Way.

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