NGC 94
Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
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NGC 94 (PGC 1423) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by Guillaume Bigourdan in 1884. This object is extremely faint and small. A little above the galaxy is NGC 96. NGC 94 is about 260 million light-years away and 50,000 light-years across.[4]
Right ascension00h 22m 13.516s[1]
Declination+22° 28′ 59.22″[1]
| NGC 94 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 94 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 22m 13.516s[1] |
| Declination | +22° 28′ 59.22″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.019604[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5877[2] |
| Distance | 260 Mly (80 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.6[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[4] |
| Size | 50,000 ly (15,000 pc)[4] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.45′ × 0.4′[4] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 1423[3] | |