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NGC 12
Galaxy in the constellation Pisces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 12 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the Pisces constellation. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 6, 1790.[5]
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NGC 12 | |
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![]() NGC 12 Sloan Digital Sky Survey | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 08m 44.752s[1] |
Declination | +04° 36′ 45.12″[1] |
Redshift | 0.013049[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3886 ± 42 km/s[2] |
Distance | 183 Mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.18[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.84[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(rs)c:[4] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.7′ × 1.35′[5] |
Other designations | |
UGC 74, MCG +01-01-040, PGC 645[2] |
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