NGC 74 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered on 7 October 1855 by Irish astronomer William Parsons.[5]
NGC 74 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 18m 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] |