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Also known as New General Catalogue 112

galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

Key facts

Constellation
Andromeda
Right ascension
00 26 48.74910
Declination
+31 ° 42 ′ 11.9738 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
6238 km/s
Distance
282.78 ± 0.65 Mly (86.70 ± 0.2 Mpc )
Type
SB(rs)bc?

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
84.99
Diameter
90000
Image
NGC112 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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Commons category
NGC 112
catalog code
Gaia DR2 2862248364484524416
time of discovery or invention
1885-09-17
redshift
0.022182
apparent magnitude
10.795
galaxy morphological type
S
right ascension
6.70312126442800
declination
31.70332604285380
radial velocity
6238

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NGC 112 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on September 17, 1885. The galaxy lies approximately 295 million light-years from Earth, and is about 75,000 light-years in diameter.

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