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NGC 95

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NGC 95
SDSS image of NGC 95
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 22m 13.6s[1]
Declination+10° 29′ 30″[1]
Redshift0.017946[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5380 km/s[1]
Distance250 Mly
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Apparent magnitude (V)12.5 mag
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)c?pec
Other designations
UGC 214, PGC 1426, GC 47.

NGC 95 is a spiral galaxy located in the Pisces constellation. It was discovered by English astronomer John Fredrick William Herschel on October 18, 1784. The galaxy has several blue spiral arms surrounding a bright yellow nucleus, and is approximately 120,000 light years in diameter, making it only slightly larger than the Milky Way.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0095. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  2. ^ "Celestial Atlas". Cseligman. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
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