NGC 95

NGC 95
SDSS image of NGC 95
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 22m 13.6s
Declination+10° 29′ 30″
Redshift0.017946
Heliocentric radial velocity5380 km/s
Distance250 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)12.5 mag
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)c?pec
Other designations
UGC 214, PGC 1426, GC 47.

NGC 95 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. 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.