NGC 912 | |
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Pan-STARRS image of NGC 912 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 02h 25m 42.74134s [1] |
Declination | +41° 46′ 38.5794″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.01470 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4375 km/s [2] |
Distance | 239.6 Mly (73.45 Mpc) [3] |
Group or cluster | Abell 347 [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.0 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0-a [4] |
Other designations | |
MCG +07-06-015, PGC 9222 [2] |
NGC 912 is a compact lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 197 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan in 1878. [5] [6] [7]
NGC 912 | |
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Pan-STARRS image of NGC 912 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 02h 25m 42.74134s [1] |
Declination | +41° 46′ 38.5794″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.01470 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4375 km/s [2] |
Distance | 239.6 Mly (73.45 Mpc) [3] |
Group or cluster | Abell 347 [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.0 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0-a [4] |
Other designations | |
MCG +07-06-015, PGC 9222 [2] |
NGC 912 is a compact lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 197 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan in 1878. [5] [6] [7]