NGC 74

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NGC 74
NGC74 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 74
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 18m 49.297s [1]
Declination +30° 03′ 43.64″ [1]
Redshift 0.023933 [2]
Helio radial velocity 7089 km/s [2]
Distance 325.2 ± 22.8  Mly (99.72 ± 7.00  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (B)15.64 [4]
Characteristics
Type Sbc [4]
Other designations
MCG +05-01-071, PGC 1219 [2]

NGC 74 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered on 7 October 1855 by Irish astronomer William Parsons. [5]

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  2. 1 2 3 "NGC 74". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  3. ↑ "Results for object NGC 0074 (NGC 74)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. 1 2 "Search specification: NGC 74". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
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