NGC 98

NGC 98
NGC 98
	DECam image of NGC 98. The smaller galaxy to the right is LEDA 528829.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Phoenix
Right ascension	00h 22m 49.518s
Declination	−45° 16′ 08.43″
Redshift	0.020599
Heliocentric radial velocity	6175
Distance	290 Mly (89 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.59
Characteristics
Type	SB(rs)bc
Size	185,400 ly (56,850 pc)
Apparent size (V)	2.3′ × 1.8′
Other designations
	ESO 242-5, PGC 1463

NGC 98 is a barred spiral galaxy in the Phoenix constellation. The galaxy NGC 98 was discovered on September 6, 1834, by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "NED results for object NGC 0098". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99". cseligman.com. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b "NGC 98". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2017.