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Galaxy in the constellation Pisces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 213 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 14, 1784, by William Herschel.[2]
NGC 213 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 213 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 41m 10.0s[1] |
Declination | +16° 28′ 9.8″[1] |
Redshift | 0.018166[1] |
Distance | 245.7 ± 17.2 Mly (75.32 ± 5.28 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.23[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(rs)a[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.7' × 1.4'[1] |
Other designations | |
IRAS F00384+1611, 2MASX J00411000+1628101, UGC 436, MCG +03-02-023, PGC 2469, CGCG 457-026[1] |
According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 213 is an Active Galaxy Nucleus Candidate, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[3]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 213: SN 2020bqm (type Ia, mag. 18.4).[4]
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