NGC 109 is a spiral galaxy estimated to be about 240 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest in 1861 and its magnitude is 13.7.[4]
| NGC 109 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 109 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 26m 14.636s[1] |
| Declination | +21° 48′ 26.64″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018206[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5458[2] |
| Distance | 216.40 ± 17.85 Mly (66.350 ± 5.473 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.08[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.0[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)a[2] |
| Size | 81,800 ly (25,090 pc)[2][note 1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1′ × 1.0′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 251, MGC+04-02-020, PGC 1606[3] | |
Notes edit
- ^ POSS1 103a-O values used.
References edit
- ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b c d e f g "NED results for object NGC 0109". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ a b "NGC 107". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "NGC Objects: NGC 100 - 149".
External links edit
Media related to NGC 109 at Wikimedia Commons
