NGC 155

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NGC 155
NGC155 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS view of NGC 155
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 34m 40.113s [1]
Declination −10° 45′ 59.35″ [1]
Redshift 0.020714 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 6210 [2]
Distance 248.37 ± 41.74  Mly (76.150 ± 12.799  Mpc) [2]
Apparent magnitude  (B)13 [3]
Characteristics
Type S00 pec [2]
Size125,600  ly (38,510  pc) [2] [note 1]
Apparent size  (V)1.38′ × 1.06′ [2]
Other designations
MGC-02-02-055, PGC 2076 [3]

NGC 155 is a lenticular galaxy in the Cetus constellation. It was discovered on September 1, 1886, by Lewis A. Swift.

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NED results for object NGC 0155". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center . Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 "NGC 155". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 11 April 2017.

Notes

  1. ↑ RC3 D_25 (blue) values used.


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