NGC 97
| Galaxy NGC 97 |
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![NGC 97 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC97_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 97 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 22 m 30.00 s |
| declination | + 29 ° 44 ′ 43.3 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.30 × 1.3 |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 108 group LGG 5 |
| Redshift | 0.015898 ± 0.000043 |
| Radial velocity | 4766 ± 13 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(220 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (67.6 ± 4.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 16, 1828 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 97 • UGC 216 • PGC 1442 • CGCG 500-009 • MCG + 05-02-007 • 2MASX J00222998 + 2944433 • GC 48 • h 18 • GALEX ASC J002229.92 + 294442.6 • NSA 126815 | |
NGC 97 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Andromeda on the northern sky . It is an estimated 220 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter. Together with six other galaxies, it forms the NGC 108 group ( LGG 5 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 74 and NGC 76 .
The object was discovered on September 16, 1828 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
Web links
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