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NGC 97
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elliptical galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
Key facts
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Right ascension
- 00 22 29.988
- Declination
- +29 ° 44 ′ 43.34 ″
- Distance
- 231.41 ± 13.61 Mly (70.950 ± 4.172 Mpc )
- Group or cluster
- NGC 108 group (LGG 5)
- Type
- E?
- Size
- 104,200 ly (31,960 pc )
- Apparent size v
- 1.548 ′ (major axis)
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- NGC 0097 SDSS.jpg
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- time of discovery or invention
- 1828-09-16
- catalog code
- Gaia DR2 2857526821036744832
- redshift
- 0.015898
- apparent magnitude
- 9.529
- galaxy morphological type
- E:
- Commons category
- NGC 97
- right ascension
- 5.62506795802320
- declination
- 29.74531232016840
- radial velocity
- 4748
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NGC 97 is an elliptical galaxy estimated to be about 230 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by John Herschel on 16 September 1828, and its apparent magnitude is 13.5.
NGC 108 Group
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