NGC 191
SDSS image NGC 191 (above) and IC 1563 (below)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 38m 59.4s[1]
Declination−09° 00′ 09″[1]
Redshift0.020267[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.5[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(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. ^ a b c d e f g "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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Astronomical catalogs
New General Catalogue 1 to 499
Constellation of Cetus
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