NGC 155
SDSS view of NGC 155
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 34m 40.113s[1]
Declination−10° 45′ 59.35″[1]
Redshift0.020714[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity6210[2]
Distance248.37 ± 41.74 Mly (76.150 ± 12.799 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)13[3]
Characteristics
TypeS00 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.

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e f "NED results for object NGC 0155". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "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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