NGC 81

NGC 81 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 270 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda.[3]

NGC 81
2MASS image of NGC 81
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	00^h 21^m 13.314^s[1]
Declination	+22° 22′ 58.11″[1]
Redshift	0.020447[2]
Helio radial velocity	6130[2]
Distance	285 Mly (87 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)	17.74[4]
Characteristics
Type	S0[3]
Apparent size (V)	0.3′ × 0.15′[3]
Other designations
PGC 1352[4]

References

1. Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
2. "NED results for object NGC 0081". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
3. "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99".
4. "NGC 81". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

External links

• Media related to NGC 81 at Wikimedia Commons