NGC 141

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NGC 141
NGC 0141 SDSS.jpg
NGC 141 and its surroundings
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces [1]
Right ascension 00h 31m 17.4s [2]
Declination +05° 10 47 [2]
Redshift 0.039227 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 11760 km/s [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.4 [1] [2]
Characteristics
Type SBab [1]
Notable features"Very faint, very small, irregularly round." [1]
Other designations
PGC 1918 [1] [2]

NGC 141 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Pisces. Discovered by Albert Marth on August 29, 1864, it is about 525 million light-years away and is approximately 100,000 light-years across. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 100-149-NGC 141". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NED results for the object NGC 0141". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 29 May 2016.