NGC 112 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 26m 48.74910s[1] |
Declination | +31° 42′ 11.9738″[1] |
Redshift | 0.021028[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6238 km/s[2] |
Distance | 282.78 ± 0.65 Mly (86.70 ± 0.2 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.5[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(rs)bc?[4] |
Other designations | |
UGC 255, MCG +05-02-013, PGC 1654[2] |
NGC 112 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on September 17, 1885. The galaxy lies approximately 295 million light-years from Earth, and is about 75,000 light-years in diameter.[4]