NGC 97

NGC 97 is an elliptical galaxy estimated to be about 230 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1828 and its apparent magnitude is 13.5.[4]

NGC 97
SDSS image of NGC 97
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	00^h 22^m 29.988^s[1]
Declination	+29° 44′ 43.34″[1]
Redshift	0.015898[2]
Helio radial velocity	4766[2]
Distance	231.41 ± 13.61 Mly (70.950 ± 4.172 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.5[3]
Characteristics
Type	E?[2]
Size	104,200 ly (31,960 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V)	1.548′ (major axis)[2]
Other designations
UGC 216, MCG+05-02-007, PGC 1442[3]

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 0097". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
3. "NGC 97". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
4. "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99".

External links

• Media related to NGC 97 at Wikimedia Commons