NGC 154

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NGC 154
NGC 154 DECam.jpg
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]
Size41,100  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]

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Notes

  1. ↑ POSS1 103a-O values used.

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "NED results for object NGC 0154". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center . Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 "NGC 154". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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