Q299424

Also known as New General Catalogue 85, New General Catalogue 85A

lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

Key facts

Constellation: Andromeda
Right ascension: 00 21 25.576
Declination: +22 ° 30 ′ 42.11 ″
Distance: 183.3 Mly (56.20 Mpc )
Type: S0
Size: 24,000 ly (7,360 pc )
Apparent size v: 0.45 ′ × 0.45 ′

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Image: NGC85 - SDSS DR14.jpg

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Article

NGC 85 is an interacting spiral or lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 200 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by Ralph Copeland in 1873 and its apparent magnitude is 15.7. The galaxy appears to be interacting with the companion spiral IC 1546.

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