| NGC 98 | |
|---|---|
 DECam image of NGC 98. The smaller galaxy to the right is LEDA 528829. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h 22m 49.518s[1] |
| Declination | −45° 16′ 08.43″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020599[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6175[2] |
| Distance | 290 Mly (89 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.59[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)bc[2] |
| Size | 185,400 ly (56,850 pc)[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.3′ × 1.8′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 242-5, PGC 1463[4] | |
NGC 98 is a barred spiral galaxy in the Phoenix constellation. The galaxy NGC 98 was discovered on September 6, 1834, by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel.[3]
- ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b c d e "NED results for object NGC 0098". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ a b Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99". cseligman.com. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ a b "NGC 98". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2017.