NGC 512 | |
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Observation data (J2000[1] epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda[2] |
Right ascension | 01h 23m 59.8s[3] |
Declination | +33° 23′ 59.8″[3] |
Redshift | 0.016175 ± 0.000107[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | (4810 ± 32) km/s[1] |
Distance | 217 Mly[4] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.3[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.1[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sab[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.6' × 0.4'[2] |
Other designations | |
PGC 5132, UGC 944, GC 296, MGC +06-04-013, 2MASS J01235976+3354281, IRAS F01211+3338[1][5] |
NGC 512, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5132 or UGC 944, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda.[2] It is located approximately 217 million light-years from the Solar System[4] and was discovered on 17 November 1827 by astronomer John Herschel.[5]