| NGC 108 | |
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 NGC 108 imaged bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 25m 59.73s[1] |
| Declination | 29° 12′ 43.4″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.015801[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4737 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 220 Mly (67 Mpc)[2] |
| Group orcluster | NGC 108 group (LGG 5) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.1[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R)SB0+(r)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.7′ × 1.9′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 246,MCG +05-02-012,PGC 1619[1] | |
NGC 108 is a barredlenticular galaxy that is located at approximately 220 million light-years away in theconstellation ofAndromeda. It was discovered by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel on September 11, 1784.[2][3]
NGC 108 is the namesake of the NGC 108group (also known asLGG 5), which includes at least 5 other galaxies:NGC 97, UGC 234, UGC 310, CGCG 500-015, and CGCG 500-019.[4]
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