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galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Pisces
Right ascension
00 41 09.9940
Declination
+16 ° 28 ′ 09.508 ″
Distance
245.7 ± 17.2 Mly (75.32 ± 5.28 Mpc )
Type
SB(rs)a
Apparent size v
1.7' × 1.4'

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Distance from Earth
79
Image
NGC 0213 DSS.jpg
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catalog code
Gaia DR2 2782162892454786816
time of discovery or invention
1784-10-14
redshift
0.018259
apparent magnitude
9.914
galaxy morphological type
SBa
right ascension
10.29167508647980
declination
16.46929633845980
radial velocity
5424
Commons category
NGC 213
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NGC 213 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 14, 1784, by William Herschel.

According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 213 is an Active Galaxy Nucleus Candidate, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.

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