NGC 13 is a

spiral galaxy Spiral galaxies form a class of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work ''The Realm of the Nebulae''Andromeda. It is estimated to be about 220 million light-years (66 Megaparsecs) away from the Sun. It was discovered on November 26, 1790, by

William Herschel Frederick William Herschel (; german: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-born British astronomer and composer. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline H ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:NGC 13 Galaxies discovered in 1790 0013 17901126 Andromeda (constellation) Spiral galaxies