NGC 112

NGC 112 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda.
It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on September 17, 1885. The galaxy lies approximately 295 Million light-years from earth, and is about 75,000 light-years in diameter.

NGC 112
SDSS view of NGC 112
Observation data
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00h 26m 48.82s
Declination+31° 42′ 11.7″
Redshift0.020968 [1]
Helio radial velocity6285 km/s[1]
Distance295 Mly
[2]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)bc?
Size75,000 ly

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0112. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  2. "Celestial Atlas". Cseligman. Retrieved 2015-08-19.


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