NGC 226

NGC 226 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 216 million light-years from the Sun[2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on December 21, 1786 by William Herschel.[3]

NGC 226
SDSS image of NGC 226
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	00^h 42^m 54.0^s[1]
Declination	+32° 34′ 51″[1]
Redshift	0.016094[1]
Distance	216 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.31[1]
Characteristics
Type	S[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.9' × 0.9'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00459, CGCG 500-076, 2MASX J00425403+3234516, 2MASXi J0042540+323451, IRAS 00402+3218, F00401+3218, PGC 2572.[1]

See also

• Spiral galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Andromeda (constellation)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0226. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
2. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=H_o
3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 10, 2016.

External links

• Media related to NGC 226 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 226 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS