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| NGC 74 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 74
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h18m 49.297s[1] |
| Declination | +30° 03′ 43.64″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.023933[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7089 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 325.2 ± 22.8 Mly (99.72 ± 7.00 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.64[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sbc[4] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG +05-01-071, PGC 1219[2] | |
NGC 74 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered on 7 October 1855 by Irish astronomer William Parsons.[5]
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