NGC 912

Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NGC 912 is a compact lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 197 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan in 1878.[5][6][7]

Right ascension02h 25m 42.74134s[1]
Declination+41° 46 38.5794[1]
Quick facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...
NGC 912
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 912
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension02h 25m 42.74134s[1]
Declination+41° 46 38.5794[1]
Redshift0.01470[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity4375 km/s[2]
Distance239.6 Mly (73.45 Mpc)[3]
Group or clusterAbell 347[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.0[2]
Characteristics
TypeS0-a[4]
Other designations
MCG +07-06-015, PGC 9222[2]
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