NGC 118

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NGC 118
NGC118 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 118
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 27m 16.222s [1]
Declination −01° 46′ 48.50″ [1]
Redshift 0.037329 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 10982 km/s [2]
Distance 524.5 ± 36.9  Mly (160.81 ± 11.30  Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.83 [3]
Apparent magnitude  (B)14.63 [3]
Characteristics
Type S(rs)a? pec [4]
Other designations
UGC 264, MCG +00-02-032, Mrk 947, PGC 1678 [2]

NGC 118 is a spiral galaxy of type S(rs)a? pec with an apparent magnitude of 13.6 located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 23, 1867, by the astronomer Truman Safford. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Results for object NGC 0118 (NGC 118)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  2. 1 2 3 "NGC 118". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  3. 1 2 "Search specification: NGC 118". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  4. 1 2 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 100 - 149". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-24.


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