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Q43880

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Also known as Stephan XII, New General Catalogue 38

spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces

Key facts

Constellation
Pisces
Right ascension
00 11 46.984
Declination
−05 ° 35 ′ 10.37 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
7927 ± 1 km/s
Type
(R)Sab:
Apparent size v
1.4 ′ × 1.3 ′

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 38 (also known by the designations MCG-1-1-47 or PGC 818) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on 30 September 1867 by Édouard Stephan.

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