NGC 43

Kelly and Alex star

NGC 43 by 2MASS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 10m 24.95s
Declination +30° 38 14.2
Redshift -4785 ± 10 km/s
Distance 65.0 ± 4.6 Mpc (212 ± 15.1 million ly)
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.6
Characteristics
Type SB0
Apparent size (V) 1.6′ × 1.5'
Other designations
UGC 120, PGC 875

NGC 43 is a lenticular galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. It has a diameter of approximately 27 kiloparsecs (88,000 light-years) and was discovered by John Herschel in 1827.[1]

References

  1. "NED results for NGC 43". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
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