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NGC 115

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Right ascension
  
00 26 46.3

Redshift
  
0.006089

Distance
  
85 Mly

Constellation
  
Sculptor

Declination
  
−33° 40′ 38″

Helio radial velocity
  
1825 km/s

Type
  
SB(s)bc?

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NGC 115 is a spiral galaxy located in the Sculptor constellation .
It was discovered by British astronomer, John Herschel, on September 25, 1834.
The galaxy lies approximately 85 Million light-years from earth, and is about 50,000 light-years in diameter, nearly half the size of our home galaxy, the Milky Way.

References

NGC 115 Wikipedia