NGC 72 explained

NGC 72
Epoch:	J2000.0
Type:	Sb^[1] Sbc^[2] SA(rs)c^[3]
Constellation Name:	Andromeda
H Radial V:	7259 km/s^[4]
Z:	0.024213
Size V:	~1.3'x1.0'^[5]
Appmag V:	13.5
Dist Ly:	320-325 Mly^[6]
Size:	180,000
Names:	UGC 176, ARP 113, VV 166d, MCG +05-01-069, 2MASX J00182837+3002265, 2MASXi J00182837+3002265, PGC 001204

NGC 72 is a barred spiral galaxy estimated to be about 320 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by R. J. Mitchell in 1855 and its magnitude is 13.5.^[7]

Notes and References

1. NGC 72. 14 March 2015.
2. Web site: NGC 72 >> Deep Sky Object Browser. Deep Sky Objects Browser. 14 March 2015. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402094748/http://dso-browser.com/dso/info/NGC/72. dead.
3. Web site: Seligman. Courtney. New General Catalog Objects: NGC 50 - 99. cseligman.com. 14 March 2015.
4. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database - NGC 72. NED. NASA/IPAC. 14 March 2015.
5. Web site: WIKISKY - NGC 72. wikisky. SKY-MAP.org. 23 November 2014.
6. Web site: Wright. Ned. Ned Wright's Javascript Cosmology Calculator. astro.ucla.edu. UCLA. 23 November 2014.
7. Web site: NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99.