NGC 226 explained

NGC 226
Caption:	SDSS image of NGC 226
Epoch:	J2000
Ra:	^[1]
Constellation Name:	Andromeda
Z:	0.016094
Dist Ly:	216 Mly^[2]
Type:	S
Appmag V:	14.31
Size V:	0.9' × 0.9'
Names:	UGC 00459, CGCG 500-076, 2MASX J00425403+3234516, 2MASXi J0042540+323451, IRAS 00402+3218, F00401+3218, PGC 2572.

NGC 226 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 216 million light-years from the Sun^[2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on December 21, 1786, by William Herschel.^[3]

See also

• • Spiral galaxy List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Andromeda (constellation)

External links

• • • SEDS

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0226 . 2016-09-02.
2. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=H_o
3. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249. Cseligman. September 10, 2016.