NGC 72

NGC 72

NGC 72, located over the central NGC 68 group.
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 18m 28.4s
Declination +30h 02m 26.5s
Redshift 0.024213[1]
Helio radial velocity 7259 km/s[1]
Distance 320-325 Mly[2][3]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.5[4][2]
Characteristics
Type Sb[5] Sbc[4] SA(rs)c[2]
Size 180,000[2]
Apparent size (V) ~1.3'x1.0'[5][4][6]
Other designations
UGC 176, ARP 113, VV 166d, MCG +05-01-069, 2MASX J00182837+3002265, 2MASXi J00182837+3002265, PGC 001204

NGC 72 is a barred spiral galaxy estimated to be about 320 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by R. J. Mitchell in 1855 and its magnitude is 13.5.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database - NGC 72". NED. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99". cseligman.com. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. Wright, Ned. "Ned Wright's Javascript Cosmology Calculator". http://www.astro.ucla.edu. UCLA. Retrieved 23 November 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  4. 1 2 3 "NGC 72 >> Deep Sky Object Browser". Deep Sky Objects Browser. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. 1 2 "NGC 72 - Simbad". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Stratsbourg Astronomical Data Center. Retrieved 14 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  6. "WIKISKY - NGC 72". wikisky. SKY-MAP.org. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  7. "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99".
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