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Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

NGC 13

NGC 13
All data from the card 10
Constellation
Andromeda
Right ascension
00h 08m 47.72s
Declination
+33° 26′ 00.0″
Redshift
0.01604
Heliocentric radial velocity
4808 ± 9 km/s
Distance
215.8 ± 15.1 Mly (66.15 ± 4.64 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)
14.20
Absolute magnitude (V)
−19.76
Type
(R)Sab:
Apparent size (V)
2.2′ × 0.4′

NGC 13 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It is estimated to be about 220 million light-years (66 Megaparsecs) away from the Sun. It was discovered on November 26, 1790, by William Herschel.

NGC 7831 Group

NGC 13 (near-infrared)
NGC 13 (near-infrared)

According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 13 is a member of the NGC 7831 group (also known as LGG 1), which contains at least 18 galaxies, including NGC 19, NGC 20, NGC 21, NGC 39, NGC 43, NGC 7805, NGC 7806, NGC 7819, and NGC 7836.

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