| NGC 97 | |
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 SDSS image of NGC 97 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 22m 29.988s[1] |
| Declination | +29° 44′ 43.34″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.015898[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4766[2] |
| Distance | 231.41 ± 13.61 Mly (70.950 ± 4.172 Mpc)[2] |
| Group orcluster | NGC 108 group (LGG 5) |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.5[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E?[2] |
| Size | 104,200 ly (31,960 pc)[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.548′ (major axis)[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 216,MCG+05-02-007,PGC 1442[3] | |
NGC 97 is anelliptical galaxy estimated to be about 230 million light-years away in theconstellation ofAndromeda. It was discovered byJohn Herschel on 16 September 1828, and its apparent magnitude is 13.5.[4][5]
NGC 97 is part of the NGC 108group (also known asLGG 5), which includes at least 5 other galaxies:NGC 108, UGC 234, UGC 310, CGCG 500-015, and CGCG 500-019.[6]
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