Q1256573

Also known as New General Catalogue 1000

spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

Key facts

Constellation: Andromeda
Right ascension: 02 38 49.7
Declination: +41 ° 27 ′ 35 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 4,396 km/s
Distance: 195.1 Mly (59.82 Mpc )
Type: cE
Apparent size v: 0.8 ′ × 0.7 ′

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Image: NGC 1000 DSS.jpg

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NGC 1000 is an elliptical galaxy located in the northern constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered on December 9, 1871 by French astronomer Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan. It is the 1,000th object included in the New General Catalogue.

NGC 1000 has an apparent visual magnitude of 15.6 and an angular size of 0.8′ × 0.7′. It is located at a distance of 195.1 million light-years (59.82 Mpc) from the Milky Way.