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Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.01765798643744798
Morphology
Sc
Coordinates
RA 9.8458° · Dec 2.7979°
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Key facts

Constellation
Pisces
Right ascension
00 39 23.0
Declination
+02 ° 47 ′ 53 ″
Type
SA(r)c
Apparent size v
1.2' × 1.2'

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
70.73
Image
NGC198 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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catalog code
LEDA 2371
galaxy morphological type
Sc
Commons category
NGC 198
time of discovery or invention
1790-12-25
redshift
0.017572
apparent magnitude
9.716
right ascension
9.8457750
declination
2.7979306
radial velocity
5222

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NGC 198 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on December 25, 1790 by William Herschel.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 198: SN 2021adxd (Type II-P, mag. 19.8) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 6 November 2021.

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