NGC 154 is an elliptical galaxy in the Cetus constellation. The galaxy was discovered by Frederick William Herschel on November 27, 1785.[5]
NGC 154 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00h 34m 19.469s[1] |
Declination | −12° 39′ 22.50″[1] |
Redshift | 0.026785[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8030[2] |
Distance | 404.00 ± 86.15 Mly (123.867 ± 26.413 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E[4] |
Size | 41,100 ly (12,610 pc)[2][note 1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1′ × 0.9′[5] |
Other designations | |
MGC -02-02-053, PGC 2058[3] |
Notes
edit- ^ POSS1 103a-O values used.
References
edit- ^ 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 18913331.1163-1183&rft.date=2006-02-01&rft_id=info:doi/10.1086/498708&rft_id=https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:18913331#id-name=S2CID&rft.issn=0004-6256&rft_id=info:bibcode/2006AJ....131.1163S&rft.aulast=Skrutskie&rft.aufirst=Michael F.&rft.au=Cutri, Roc M.&rft.au=Stiening, Rae&rft.au=Weinberg, Martin D.&rft.au=Schneider, Stephen E.&rft.au=Carpenter, John M.&rft.au=Beichman, Charles A.&rft.au=Capps, Richard W.&rft.au=Chester, Thomas&rft.au=Elias, Jonathan H.&rft.au=Huchra, John P.&rft.au=Liebert, James W.&rft.au=Lonsdale, Carol J.&rft.au=Monet, David G.&rft.au=Price, Stephan&rft.au=Seitzer, Patrick&rft.au=Jarrett, Thomas H.&rft.au=Kirkpatrick, J. Davy&rft.au=Gizis, John E.&rft.au=Howard, Elizabeth V.&rft.au=Evans, Tracey E.&rft.au=Fowler, John W.&rft.au=Fullmer, Linda&rft.au=Hurt, Robert L.&rft.au=Light, Robert M.&rft.au=Kopan, Eugene L.&rft.au=Marsh, Kenneth A.&rft.au=McCallon, Howard L.&rft.au=Tam, Robert&rft.au=Van Dyk, Schuyler D.&rft.au=Wheelock, Sherry L.&rft_id=https://doi.org/10.1086%2F498708&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:NGC 154" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b c d "NED results for object NGC 0154". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ a b "NGC 154". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Search specification: NGC 154". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ a b Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 150 - 199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
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