NGC 113

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NGC 113
NGC113 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 113
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 26m 54.626s [1]
Declination −02° 30′ 03.02″ [1]
Redshift 0.014497 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 4315 km/s [2]
Distance 154.0  Mly (47.21  Mpc) [3]
Characteristics
Type SA0−: [4]
Other designations
MCG -01-02-016, PGC 1656 [2]

NGC 113 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by German astronomer, Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel, on August 27, 1876. [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "NGC 113". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  3. ↑ Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv: 1605.01765 . Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi: 10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50 . S2CID   250737862. 50.
  4. ↑ "Results for object NGC 0113 (NGC 113)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  5. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 100 - 149". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.


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