Astronomy:NGC 81

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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 81
NGC81 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 81
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 00h 21m 13.314s[1]
Declination+22° 22′ 58.11″[1]
Redshift0.020447[2]
Helio radial velocity6130[2]
Distance285 Mly (87 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)17.74[4]
Characteristics
TypeS0[3]
Apparent size (V)0.3 × 0.15[3]
Other designations
PGC 1352[4]

NGC 81 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 270 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda.[3]

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