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NGC 108

Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

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NGC 108 is a barred lenticular galaxy that is located at approximately 220 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on September 11, 1784.

01NGC 108 Group

NGC 108 is the namesake of the NGC 108 group (also known as LGG 5), which includes at least 5 other galaxies: NGC 97, UGC 234, UGC 310, CGCG 500-015, and CGCG 500-019.

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