NGC 97NGC 97 is an elliptical galaxy estimated to be about 230 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by John Herschel on 16 September 1828, and its apparent magnitude is 13.5.NGC 108 GroupNGC 97 is part of the NGC 108 group, which includes at least 5 other galaxies: NGC 108, UGC 234, UGC 310, CGCG 500-015, and CGCG 500-019.