NGC 99 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on 8 October 1883 by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan.[3]

NGC 99
SDSS image of NGC 99
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 23m 59.422s[1]
Declination+15° 46′ 13.04″[1]
Redshift0.017705[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5308[2]
Distance245 Mly (75 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.65[4]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.99[4]
Characteristics
TypeScd[2]
Size101,400 ly (31,080 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V)1.5 × 1.5[2]
Other designations
UGC 230, MCG+02-02-006, PGC 1523[4]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e "NED results for object NGC 0098". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99". cseligman.com.
  4. ^ a b c "NGC 98". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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