NGC 108

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NGC 108
NGC 0108 SDSS.jpg
NGC 108 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 25m 59.73s [1]
Declination 29° 12′ 43.4″ [1]
Redshift 0.015801 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 4737 km/s [1]
Distance 220  Mly (67  Mpc) [2]
Group or cluster NGC 108 group (LGG 5)
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.1 [2]
Characteristics
Type (R)SB0+(r) [1]
Apparent size  (V)2.7′ × 1.9′ [2]
Other designations
UGC 246, MCG +05-02-012, PGC 1619 [1]

NGC 108 is a barred lenticular galaxy that is located at approximately 220 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on September 11, 1784. [2] [3]

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NGC 108 Group

NGC 108 is the namesake of the NGC 108 group (also known as LGG 5), which includes at least 5 other galaxies: NGC 97, UGC 234, UGC 310, CGCG 500-015, and CGCG 500-019. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Results for object NGC 0108 (NGC 108)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "New General Catalog Objects 100 - 149". Cseligman. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ Herschel, W. (1786). "Catalogue of One Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars" (PDF). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London . 76: 457–499. Bibcode:1786RSPT...76..457H. doi: 10.1098/rstl.1786.0027 .
  4. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.


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