Right ascension 00 18 23.57 Redshift 0.022339 Magnitude 13.2 Apparent magnitude (V) 13.2 | Declination 30° 03′ 47.7″ Helio radial velocity 6697 km/s | |
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Distance (comoving) 95 Mpc (redshift)92 Mpc (F-J Law) Distance 310 Mly (redshift)300 Mly (F-J Law) Similar NGC 72, NGC 76, NGC 79, NGC 43, NGC 86 | ||
NGC 71 is an Elliptical galaxy (or possibly a Lenticular galaxy) in the constellation Andromeda. It is in the NGC 68 group. The galaxy was discovered by R. J. Mitchell in 1855, and observed in 1865 by Heinrich d'Arrest, who described it as "extremely faint, very small, round". The galaxy is about 110,000-130,000 light years across, making it just slightly larger than the Milky Way. The galaxy is the second largest in the NGC 68 group, after spiral galaxy NGC 70.
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