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Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

NGC 108

NGC 108
All data from the card 10
Constellation
Andromeda
Right ascension
00h 25m 59.73s
Declination
29° 12′ 43.4″
Redshift
0.015801
Heliocentric radial velocity
4737 km/s
Distance
220 Mly (67 Mpc)
Group or cluster
NGC 108 group (LGG 5)
Apparent magnitude (V)
12.1
Type
(R)SB0+(r)
Apparent size (V)
2.7′ × 1.9′

NGC 108 is a barred lenticular galaxy that is located at approximately 220 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on September 11, 1784.

NGC 108 Group

NGC 108 is the namesake of the NGC 108 group (also known as LGG 5), which includes at least 5 other galaxies: NGC 97, UGC 234, UGC 310, CGCG 500-015, and CGCG 500-019.

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