NGC 12 explained

NGC 12
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Pisces
Ra:	^[1]
Z:	0.013049
Dist Ly:	183 Mly
Type:	SAB(rs)c:^[2]
Appmag V:	13.18^[3]
Appmag B:	13.84
Size V:	1.7 × 1.35
Names:	^[4]

NGC 12 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the Pisces constellation. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 6, 1790.^[5]

Notes and References

1. 10.1086/498708 . 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. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. Web site: Results for object NGC 0012 (NGC 12). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2021-02-10.
3. Web site: Search specification: NGC 12. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2021-02-10.
4. NGC 12. 17 January 2017.
5. Web site: Seligman . Courtney . NGC 12 . Celestial Atlas . 6 November 2018.