NGC 93
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| NGC 93 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 93 (top right) and its spiral companion to the left, NGC 90 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 22m 03.211s[1] |
| Declination | +22° 24′ 29.15″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017946[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5380 ± 10 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 259.7 ± 68.1 Mly (79.633 ± 20.875 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.34 [2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S [2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4' x 0.7' [3] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 209,[2] MCG+04-02-012,PGC 1412[2] | |
NGC 93 is an interacting spiral galaxy estimated to be about 260 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by R. J. Mitchell in 1854.[3] The galaxy is currently interacting with NGC 90 and has some signs of interacting with it.
NGC 93 and NGC 90 form the interacting galaxy pair Arp 65.
References
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External links
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