NGC 75

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NGC 75
NGC75 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 75
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 00h 19m 26.356s [1]
Declination +06° 26′ 57.33″ [1]
Redshift 0.019273 [2]
Helio radial velocity 5722 km/s [2]
Distance 261.9 ± 18.4  Mly (80.31 ± 5.65  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (B)14.64 [4]
Characteristics
Type S0 [3]
Other designations
UGC 182, MCG +01-01-051, PGC 1255 [2]

NGC 75 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 260 million light-years [3] away in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift from the USA in 1886 and its magnitude is 13.2. [5]

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  2. 1 2 3 "NGC 75". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. 1 2 3 "Results for object NGC 0075 (NGC 75)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
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