NGC 191

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NGC 191
NGC191 - IC1563 - SDSS DR14.png
SDSS image NGC 191 (above) and IC 1563 (below)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 38m 59.4s [1]
Declination −09° 00′ 09″ [1]
Redshift 0.020267 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.5 [1]
Characteristics
Type SAB(rs)c [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.5' × 1.2' [1]
Notable featuresInteracting with IC 1563
Other designations
Arp 127, MCG-02-02-077, 2MASX J00385944-0900099, PGC 2331. [1]

NGC 191 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on November 28, 1785, by William Herschel. [2]

NGC 191 is currently interacting with IC 1563. For that reason it was included in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies , under the section "Elliptical galaxies close to and perturbing spiral galaxies."

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0191. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Cseligman. Retrieved September 5, 2016.


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