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Q862695
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spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor
Key facts
- Constellation
- Sculptor
- Right ascension
- 00 26 46.278
- Declination
- −33 ° 40 ′ 37.56 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 1828 km/s
- Distance
- 85 Mly (26 Mpc )
- Type
- SB(s)bc:
- Size
- 50 kly (15 kpc )
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 115 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Sculptor. It was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel on September 25, 1834. The galaxy is approximately 85 million light-years from the Sun, and is about 50,000 light-years in diameter, nearly half the size of our home galaxy, the Milky Way.
References
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