Q840013
Sign in to saveAlso known as New General Catalogue 86, MCG 4-2-9, ZWG 479.11, PGC 1383
spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
Key facts
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Right ascension
- 00 21 28.586
- Declination
- +22 ° 33 ′ 22.96 ″
- Distance
- 289.71 ± 11.92 Mly (88.825 ± 3.655 Mpc )
- Type
- S0
- Size
- 24,000 ly (7,360 pc )
- Apparent size v
- 0.55 ′ × 0.198 ′
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 86 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be between 275 and 300 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by Guillaume Bigourdan in 1884 and its apparent magnitude is 14.9.
References
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