NGC 13 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 08m 47.72s[1] |
Declination | +33° 26′ 00.0″[1] |
Redshift | 0.01604[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4808 ± 9 km/s[1] |
Distance | 215.8 ± 15.1 Mly (66.15 ± 4.64 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.20[2] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | −19.76[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R)Sab:[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.2′ × 0.4′[3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 77, MCG +05-01-034, PGC 650[4] |
NGC 13 is a spiral galaxy[1] in the constellation Andromeda. It is estimated to be about 220 million light-years (66 Megaparsecs) away from the Sun.[1] It was discovered on November 26, 1790, by William Herschel.[3]