NGC 995 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 02h 38m 32.05009s[1] |
Declination | +41° 31′ 45.3471″[1] |
Redshift | 0.01339[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3987 km/s[2] |
Distance | 177.7 Mly (54.49 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.9[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 2118, MCG +07-06-044, PGC 10008[2] |
NGC 995 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 178 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 8 December 1871.[4][5]