| NGC 512 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS view of NGC 512 | |
| 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] | |
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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]
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- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ a b An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
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