NGC 115

NGC 115
Observation data
Right ascension 00h 26m 46.3s
Declination −33° 40 38
Redshift 0.006089 [1]
Helio radial velocity 1825 km/s[1]
Distance 85 Mly
[2]
Characteristics
Type SB(s)bc?
Size 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. 1 2 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0115. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  2. "Celestial Atlas". Cseligman. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
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