NGC 43 is a lenticular galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. It has a diameter of approximately 27 kiloparsecs (88,000 light-years) and was discovered by John Herschel in 1827.[1]
| NGC 43 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 43 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 10m 24.95s |
| Declination | +30° 38′ 14.2″ |
| Redshift | -4785 ± 10 km/s |
| Distance | 65.0 ± 4.6 Mpc (212 ± 15.1 million ly) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.6 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0 |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.6′ × 1.5' |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 120, PGC 875 | |
NGC 7831 Group
editAccording to A.M. Garcia, NGC 43 is a member of the NGC 7831 group (also known as LGG 1), which contains at least 18 galaxies, including NGC 13, NGC 20, NGC 21, NGC 29, NGC 39, NGC 7805, NGC 7806, NGC 7819, and NGC 7836.[2]
References
edit- ^ "NED results for NGC 43". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
External links
editMedia related to NGC 43 at Wikimedia Commons