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NGC 912

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NGC 912
Pan-STARRSimage of NGC 912
Observation data (J2000epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension02h25m42.74134s[1]
Declination+41° 46′ 38.5794″[1]
Redshift0.01470[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity4375 km/s[2]
Distance239.6Mly(73.45Mpc)[3]
GrouporclusterAbell 347[2]
Apparent magnitude(B)15.0[2]
Characteristics
TypeS0-a[4]
Other designations
MCG+07-06-015,PGC9222[2]

NGC 912is a compactlenticular galaxylocated in theconstellation Andromedaabout 197 millionlight yearsfrom theMilky Way.It was discovered by FrenchastronomerÉdouard Stephanin 1878.[5][6][7]

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References

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  1. ^abBrown, A. G. A.;et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018)."GaiaData Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties ".Astronomy & Astrophysics.616.A1.arXiv:1804.09365.Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G.doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  2. ^abcde"NGC 912".SIMBAD.Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.Retrieved2020-05-25.
  3. ^Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016)."Cosmicflows-3".The Astronomical Journal.152(2): 21.arXiv:1605.01765.Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T.doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50.S2CID250737862.50.
  4. ^"Search specification: NGC 912".HyperLeda.Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1.Retrieved2020-05-25.
  5. ^Ford, Dominic."The galaxy NGC 912 - In-The-Sky.org".in-the-sky.org.Retrieved2020-03-23.
  6. ^"Your NED Search Results".ned.ipac.caltech.edu.Retrieved2020-03-23.
  7. ^"Revised NGC Data for NGC 912".spider.seds.org.Retrieved2020-03-23.
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