NGC 117
SDSS image of NGC 117
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 27m 11.14s[1]
Declination+01° 20′ 00.5″[1]
Redshift0.017972[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5339 ± 35 km/s[2]
Distance234.9 Mly (72.02 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.41[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0+:[4]
Other designations
MCG +00-02-029, PGC 1674[2]

NGC 117 is a lenticular galaxy with a magnitude of 14.3 in the constellation Cetus. NGC 117 is its New General Catalogue designation. It was discovered on September 13, 1863, by the astronomer Albert Marth.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Search specification: NGC 117". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  2. ^ a b c "NGC 117". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  3. ^ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
  4. ^ "Results for object NGC 0117 (NGC 117)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  5. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 100 - 149". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-23.

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Constellation of Cetus
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