NGC 154

NGC 154
DECam image of NGC 154
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 34m 19.469s [1]
Declination	−12° 39′ 22.50″ [1]
Redshift	0.026785 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	8030 [2]
Distance	404.00 ± 86.15  Mly (123.867 ± 26.413  Mpc) [2]
Apparent magnitude  (B)	14 [3]
Characteristics
Type	E [4]
Size	41,100  ly (12,610  pc) [2] [note 1]
Apparent size  (V)	1.1′ × 0.9′ [5]
Other designations
MGC -02-02-053, PGC 2058 [3]

NGC 154 is an elliptical galaxy in the Cetus constellation. The galaxy was discovered by Frederick William Herschel on November 27, 1785. ^[5]

Notes

1. POSS1 103a-O values used.

References

1. Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi: 10.1086/498708 . ISSN   0004-6256. S2CID   18913331.
2. "NED results for object NGC 0154". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center . Retrieved 4 April 2017.
3. "NGC 154". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 4 April 2017.
4. "Search specification: NGC 154". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
5. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 150 - 199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.

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