NGC 98

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Galaxy
NGC 98
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NGC 98 with LEDA 528711 (l) and LEDA 528829 (r) [1]
NGC 98 with LEDA 528711 (l) and LEDA 528829 (r)
AladinLite
Constellation Phoenix
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 00 h 22 m 49.54 s
declination −45 ° 16 ′ 08.4 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SB (r) bc  
Brightness  (visual) 12.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.4 mag
Angular expansion 1.60 x 1.3
Position angle 0 °
Surface brightness 13.2 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.020599 ± 0.000042  
Radial velocity (6175 ± 13) km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(273 ± 19)  x  10 6  ly
(83.8 ± 5.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date September 6, 1834
Catalog names
NGC  98 • PGC  1463 • ESO  242-005 • 2MASX  J00224951-4516084 • SGC  002022-4532.8 • GC  49 • h  2320 • GALEX ASC J002249.38-451608.0

NGC 98 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Phoenix in the southern sky . It is an estimated 273 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 130,000 light years in diameter.

The object was discovered on September 6, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 98
  4. ↑ Seligman