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Also known as New General Catalogue 109

spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

Key facts

Constellation
Andromeda
Right ascension
00 26 14.636
Declination
+21 ° 48 ′ 26.64 ″
Distance
216.40 ± 17.85 Mly (66.350 ± 5.473 Mpc )
Type
SB(r)a
Size
81,800 ly (25,090 pc )
Apparent size v
1.1 ′ × 1.0 ′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
73.55
Image
NGC 0109 SDSS.jpg
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catalog code
LEDA 1633
time of discovery or invention
1861-10-08
redshift
0.018393
apparent magnitude
10.351
galaxy morphological type
SBa
Commons category
NGC 109
right ascension
6.5609833
declination
21.8074000
radial velocity
5463
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NGC 109 is a spiral galaxy estimated to be about 240 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest in 1861 and its magnitude is 13.7.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 109: SN 2019upw (type Ia, mag. 17.5).

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