NGC 96

NGC 96 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 290 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by Guillaume Bigourdan in 1884 and its apparent magnitude is 17.[3]

NGC 96
NGC 96, taken by Joseph D. Shchulman
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	00^h 22^m 17.697^s[1]
Declination	+22° 32′ 46.24″[1]
Redshift	0.020631[2]
Helio radial velocity	6185[2]
Distance	290 Mly (89 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)	17[4]
Characteristics
Type	S0[4]
Size	39,400 ly (12,090 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V)	0.5′ × 0.5′[2]
Other designations
MCG+04-02-014, PGC 1429[4]

References

1. Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
2. "NED results for object NGC 0096". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
3. "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99".
4. "NGC 96". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

External links

• Media related to NGC 96 at Wikimedia Commons