NGC 115

NGC 115
Observation data
Right ascension	00^h 26^m 46.3^s
Declination	−33° 40′ 38″
Redshift	0.006089 ^[1]
Helio radial velocity	1825 km/s^[1]
Distance	85 Mly ^[2]
Type	SB(s)bc?
Size (ly)	50,000 ly

NGC 115 is a spiral galaxy located in the Sculptor constellation .
It was discovered by British astronomer, John Herschel, on September 25, 1834.
The galaxy lies approximately 85 Million light-years from earth, and is about 50,000 light-years in diameter, nearly half the size of our home galaxy, the Milky Way.

References

1 2 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0115. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
↑ "Celestial Atlas". Cseligman. Retrieved 2015-08-19.

External links

NGC 115 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

Astronomical catalogs

NGC	NGC 110 NGC 111 NGC 112 NGC 113 NGC 114 NGC 115 NGC 116 NGC 117 NGC 118 NGC 119 NGC 120

PGC	PGC 1647 PGC 1648 PGC 1649 PGC 1650 PGC 1651 PGC 1652 PGC 1653 PGC 1654 PGC 1655

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