Right ascension 00 09 56.5 Redshift 0.001848 Type Sc | Declination −24° 57′ 47″ Helio radial velocity 554 ± 2 km/s Magnitude 12.4 Apparent magnitude (V) 12.4 | |
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Distance 22.5 ± 9.8 Mly(6.9 ± 3 Mpc) Similar NGC 21, NGC 23, NGC 26, NGC 22, NGC 27 | ||
NGC 24 is a spiral galaxy in the Sculptor constellation. It was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel in 1785, and measures some 40,000 light-years across.
References
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