NGC 39

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NGC 39
NGC39 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 39
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 12m 18.86s [1]
Declination +31° 03 39.9 [1]
Redshift 0.016201 [1]
Helio radial velocity 4857 ± 11 km/s [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.92 [1]
Characteristics
Type SA(rs)c [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.2 × 1.0 [1]
Other designations
UGC 114, MCG+05-01-052, PGC 852 [1]

NGC 39 (also known as UGC 114, MCG 5-1-52, ZWG 499.76 or PGC 852) is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered in 1790. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Results for object NGC 0039 (NGC 39)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-08.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)


Coordinates: Jupiter and moon.png 00h 12m 19s, +31° 03′ 40″