NGC 98

NGC 98
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Phoenix
Right ascension 00h 22m 49.518s[1]
Declination −45° 16′ 08.43″[1]
Redshift 0.020599[2]
Helio radial velocity 6175[2]
Distance 290 Mly (89 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B) 13.59[4]
Characteristics
Type SB(rs)bc[2]
Size 185,400 ly (56,850 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V) 2.3′ × 1.8′[2]
Other designations
ESO 242-5, PGC 1463[4]

NGC 98 is a barred spiral galaxy in the Phoenix constellation. The galaxy NGC 98 was discovered on September 6, 1843 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel.[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 "NED results for object NGC 0098". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99". cseligman.com. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 "NGC 98". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.