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spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

Key facts

Constellation: Andromeda
Right ascension: 00 18 22.55
Declination: +30 04 43.4
Heliocentric radial velocity: 7167 km/s
Distance: 320-325 Mly
Type: Sb Sbc SA(rs)c
Size: ~200,000 ly (60.48 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: ~1.7'x1.4'

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Article

NGC 70 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on October 7, 1855, by R. J. Mitchell and was observed on December 19, 1897, by Guillaume Bigourdan from France who described it as "extremely faint, very small, round, between 2 faint stars".

NGC 70 hosts a Seyfert Type II Active galactic nucleus (AGN).