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NGC 13

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NGC 13
SDSS image of NGC 13
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00h 08m 47.72s[1]
Declination+33° 26′ 00.0″[1]
Redshift0.01604[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4808 ± 9 km/s[1]
Distance215.8 ± 15.1 Mly (66.15 ± 4.64 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.20[2]
Absolute magnitude (V)−19.76[2]
Characteristics
Type(R)Sab:[1]
Apparent size (V)2.2 × 0.4[3]
Other designations
UGC 77, MCG +05-01-034, PGC 650[4]

NGC 13 is a spiral galaxy[1] in the constellation Andromeda. It is estimated to be about 220 million light-years (66 Megaparsecs) away from the Sun.[1] It was discovered on November 26, 1790, by William Herschel.[3]

NGC 7831 Group

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According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 13 is a member of the NGC 7831 group (also known as LGG 1), which contains at least 18 galaxies, including NGC 20, NGC 21, NGC 29, NGC 39, NGC 43, NGC 7805, NGC 7806, NGC 7819, and NGC 7836.[5]

NGC 13 (near-infrared)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Results for object NGC 0013 (NGC 13)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  2. ^ a b "The galaxy NGC 13".
  3. ^ a b Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  4. ^ "NGC 13". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  5. ^ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
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