NGC 41 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''[Pegasus
Pegasus ( grc-gre, Πήγασος, Pḗgasos; la, Pegasus, Pegasos) is one of the best known creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine stallion usually depicted as pure white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as hor ...]
. It is located about 290 million
light-year
A light-year, alternatively spelled light year, is a large unit of length used to express astronomical distances and is equivalent to about 9.46 trillion kilometers (), or 5.88 trillion miles ().One trillion here is taken to be 1012 ...
s (90
Megaparsec
The parsec (symbol: pc) is a unit of length used to measure the large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System, approximately equal to or (au), i.e. . The parsec unit is obtained by the use of parallax and trigonometry, and ...
s) away from the Sun.
[ It was discovered on October 30, 1864, by the astronomer ]Albert Marth
Albert Marth (5 May 1828 – 6 August 1897) was a German astronomer who worked in England and Ireland.
Life
After studying theology at the University of Berlin, his interest in astronomy and mathematics led him to study astronomy under C. A ...
.
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Spiral galaxies
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Pegasus (constellation)