NGC 85

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NGC 85
File:NGC 85 and 86.jpg
NGC 85 is the bright galaxy on the lower right, next to the spiral galaxy IC 1546.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00h 21m 25.576s[1]
Declination+22° 30′ 42.11″[1]
Redshift0.020694[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity6204[2]
Distance183.3 Mly (56.20 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.9[3]
Characteristics
TypeS0[3]
Size24,000 ly (7,360 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V)0.45 × 0.45[2]
Other designations
MCG+04-02-007, PGC 1375[3]

NGC 85 is an interacting spiral or lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 200 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by Ralph Copeland in 1873 and its apparent magnitude is 15.7.[4] The galaxy appears to be interacting with the companion spiral IC 1546.

References

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