NGC 101

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NGC 101
NGC 101 ESO.jpg
ESO KIDS image of NGC 101
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Sculptor
Right ascension 00h 23m 54.614s
Declination −32° 32′ 10.34″ [1]
Redshift 0.011284 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 3383 [1]
Distance 149.8  Mly (45.92  Mpc) [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.84 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (B)13.36 [3]
Characteristics
Type SAB(rs)cd: [1]
Size119,200  ly (36,560  pc) [1] [note 1]
Apparent size  (V)2.2′ × 2.0′ [1]
Other designations
MGC-05-02-003, PGC 1518 [3]

NGC 101 is a spiral galaxy estimated to be about 150 million light-years away in the constellation of Sculptor. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1834 and its magnitude is 12.8. [4] It is a member of the Southern Supercluster (also called the Laniakea Supercluster) the closest galaxy supercluster to the Local Supercluster. [5]

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Notes

  1. ↑ 2MASS Ks bands used.
NGC 101 (2MASS) NGC 0101 2MASS.jpg
NGC 101 (2MASS)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NED results for object NGC 0101". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center . Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Iglesias-Páramo, J.; et al. (2006). "Star Formation in the Nearby Universe: The Ultraviolet and Infrared Points of View". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 164 (1): 38–51. arXiv: astro-ph/0601235 . Bibcode:2006ApJS..164...38I. doi:10.1086/502628. S2CID   17135800.
  3. 1 2 "NGC 101". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "NGC Objects: NGC 100 - 149".
  5. ↑ Shyamal (October 1989). "The Southern Supercluster". Astronomical Journal. 98: 1175–1187. Bibcode:1989AJ.....98.1175M. doi: 10.1086/115205 . Retrieved 19 November 2020.


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