NGC 95 | |
Upright: | 1.35 |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Constellation Name: | Pisces |
Z: | 0.017946[1] |
Dist Ly: | 250 Mly [2] |
Type: | SAB(rs)c?pec |
Appmag V: | 12.5 mag |
Names: | UGC 214, PGC 1426, GC 47. |
NGC 95 is a spiral galaxy located in the Pisces constellation. It was discovered by English astronomer John Fredrick William Herschel on October 18, 1784. The galaxy has several blue spiral arms surrounding a bright yellow nucleus, and is approximately 120,000 light years in diameter, making it only slightly larger than the Milky Way.