NGC 80

NGC 80
2MASS image of NGC 80
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 21m 10.865s[1]
Declination +22° 21′ 26.11″[1]
Redshift 0.019006
Helio radial velocity 5698[2]
Distance 260.76 ± 66.60 Mly (79.950 ± 20.421 Mpc)[2]
Group or cluster NGC 80 group[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.07[2]
Apparent magnitude (B) 13.7[4]
Absolute magnitude (V) -22.38[2]
Characteristics
Type SA0−[2]
Size 166,900 ly (51,160 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V) 2.2′ × 2.002′[2]
Other designations
UGC 203, MCG+04-02-004, PGC 1351[4]

NGC 80 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It is interacting with NGC 47 and NGC 68, and is the brightest cluster galaxy of the eponymous galaxy group known as the NGC 80 group.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NED Results for NGC 0080". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 Silchenko, Olga K.; Afanasiev, Victor L. (2008). "Stellar populations and galaxy evolution in the NGC 80 group". arXiv:0807.0334 [astro-ph].
  4. 1 2 "NGC 80". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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