NGC 999 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 195 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] It was discovered by the French astronomer Edouard Stephan in 1871.[5]
NGC 999 | |
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![]() DSS image of NGC 999 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 02h 38m 47.46177s[1] |
Declination | +41° 40′ 13.6652″[1] |
Redshift | 0.015097[2] |
Helio radial velocity | 4492 km/s[2] |
Distance | 195.0 Mly (59.80 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.5[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R')SAB(s)a[4] |
Other designations | |
IC 240, UGC 2127, MCG +07-06-047, PGC 10026[2] |
New General Catalogue 500 to 999 | |
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