NGC 196

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NGC 196
NGC196 - SDSS DR14.jpg
NGC 196 (above) and NGC 197 (below) by the SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 39m 17.8s [1]
Declination +00° 54 46 [1]
Redshift 0.014193 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.80 [1]
Characteristics
Type S0 [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.2' × 0.8' [1]
Other designations
UGC 405, MCG +00-02-107, 2MASX J00391786+0054458, PGC 2357. [1]

NGC 196 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on December 28, 1790 by William Herschel. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0196. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Cseligman. Retrieved September 7, 2016.