ARP 113

Alt. Designations:

NGC 71, ARP 113

Object Type:

elliptic galaxy

Constellation:

Andromeda

Distance:

Right Ascension:

00h 18m 23.5s

Declination:

+30° 03´ 47"

Visual Magnitude:

13.3

Apparent Dimension:

1.2´ X 0.9´

Best Month To View:

Oct

Object              Distance
NGC 67           275 Mly
NGC 67A         295 Mly
NGC 68           250 Mly
NGC 69          300 Mly
NGC 70          320 Mly
NGC 71          300 Mly
NGC 72          320 Mly
NGC 72A        300 Mly
NGC 74          315 Mly

Arp 113 is a small but interesting group of galaxies based around NGC 70, the rather ill-defined spiral galaxy at the top of the group. Close examination shows the image to be covered with multiple faint galaxies.