NGC 43

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NGC 43
NGC43 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 43
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 13m 00.7647s [1]
Declination +30° 54′ 54.901″ [1]
Redshift 0.015961±0.000033 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 4,785±10 km/s [1]
Distance 65.0 ± 4.6 Mpc (212 ± 15.1 million ly)
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.6 [1]
Characteristics
Type SB0 [1]
Size~122,300  ly (37.50  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.6′ × 1.5′ [1]
Other designations
UGC 120, MCG +05-01-054, PGC 875, CGCG 499-079 [1]

NGC 43 is a lenticular galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. It has a diameter of approximately 37 kiloparsecs (122,000 light-years). [1] It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 11 November 1827. [2]

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NGC 7831 Group

According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 43 is a member of the NGC 7831 group (also known as LGG 1), which contains at least 18 galaxies, including NGC 13, NGC 19, NGC 20, NGC 21, NGC 39, NGC 7805, NGC 7806, NGC 7819, and NGC 7836. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Results for object NGC 0043". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech . Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 43". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  3. ↑ 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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