Astronomy:NGC 226

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 226
NGC 226
SDSS image of NGC 226
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 00h 42m 54.0s[1]
Declination+32° 34′ 51″[1]
Redshift0.016094[1]
Distance216 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.31[1]
Characteristics
TypeS[1]
Apparent size (V)0.9' × 0.9'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00459, CGCG 500-076, 2MASX J00425403+3234516, 2MASXi J0042540+323451, IRAS 00402+3218, F00401+3218, PGC 2572.[1]

NGC 226 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 216 million light-years from the Sun[2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on December 21, 1786, by William Herschel.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0226. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+226&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2.htm#226. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 00h 42m 54.0s, +2° 34′ 51″