NGC 107
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| NGC 107 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 107 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 25m 42.185s[1] |
| Declination | −08° 16′ 58.07″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020978[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6289[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.67[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sbc[2] |
| Size | 48,100 ly (14,750 pc)[2][note 1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.6′ × 0.5′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 1606, 2MASX J00254218-0816580[3] | |
NGC 107 is a spiral galaxy estimated to be about 280 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered by Otto Struve in 1866 and its magnitude is 14.2.[4]
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.
- ^ a b c d e "NED results for object NGC 0107". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ a b "NGC 107". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "NGC Objects: NGC 100 - 149".
External links
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