NGC 21

NGC 21
NGC 21/NGC 29 (Sloan Digital Sky Survey)
Observation data (J 2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00h 10m 46.9s[1]
Declination+33° 21′ 10″[1]
Redshift0.015911[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4770 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance234 ± 29 Mly
(71.7 ± 8.9 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)+12.8
Absolute magnitude (V)-20.75[3]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(s)bc
Apparent size (V)1,2′ × 0,59′
Other designations
IRAS 00082+3304, NGC 29, UGC 100, MCG +05-01-048, PGC 767, CGCG 499-066[1]

NGC 21 (also known as NGC 29) is a spiral galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 26 November 1790. Lewis Swift observed it again in 1885, leading to its double listing in the New General Catalogue.

  1. ^ a b c d e "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0021. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  2. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 0021". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  3. ^ "The galaxy NGC 21".

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