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Spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 86 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be between 275 and 300 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by Guillaume Bigourdan in 1884 and its apparent magnitude is 14.9.[4]
NGC 86 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 21m 28.586s[1] |
Declination | +22° 33′ 22.96″[1] |
Redshift | 0.018650[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5591[2] |
Distance | 289.71 ± 11.92 Mly (88.825 ± 3.655 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.9[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[3] |
Size | 24,000 ly (7,360 pc)[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.55′ × 0.198′[2] |
Other designations | |
MCG+04-02-009, PGC 1383[3] |
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