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Also known as New General Catalogue 98, ESO 242-5, PGC 1463

spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix

Key facts

Constellation
Phoenix
Right ascension
00 22 49.518
Declination
−45 ° 16 ′ 08.43 ″
Distance
290 Mly (89 Mpc )
Type
SB(rs)bc
Size
185,400 ly (56,850 pc )
Apparent size v
2.3 ′ × 1.8 ′

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NGC 98 DECam.jpg
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radial velocity
6171.0
time of discovery or invention
1834-09-06
catalog code
Gaia DR2 4978722176809172864
apparent magnitude
9.759
redshift
0.020594
galaxy morphological type
Sa
right ascension
5.70649647022940
declination
-45.26905572756830
Commons category
NGC 98
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NGC 98 is a barred spiral galaxy in the Phoenix constellation. The galaxy NGC 98 was discovered on September 6, 1834, by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel.

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