NGC 177

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NGC 177
NGC 0177 SDSS.jpg
NGC 177 as seen in the Pan-STARRS 1 Sky Survey.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 37m 34.3s [1]
Declination −22° 32 57 [1]
Redshift 0.012792 [1]
Distance 197.73 ± 10.57  Mly (60.625 ± 3.240  Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.10 [1]
Characteristics
Type SA(r)ab [1]
Apparent size  (V)2.2' × 0.5' [1]
Other designations
ESO 474- G 006, MCG -04-02-028, 2MASX J00373433-2232573, 2MASXi J0037343-223257, ESO-LV 4740060, PGC 2241. [1]

NGC 177 is an unbarred spiral galaxy with a distinct ring structure, located around 200 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0177. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Cseligman. Retrieved September 3, 2016.