NGC 157
NGC 157 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00h 34m 46.751s[1] |
Declination | −08° 23′ 47.36″[1] |
Redshift | 0.0055[2] |
Helio radial velocity | 1658.1 km/s[2] |
Distance (comoving) | 23.4 mpc[2] |
Distance | 76.3 mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.4[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.0[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(rs)bc[2] |
Size | 90 kly[3] |
Apparent size (V) | 4.2′ × 2.7′[3] |
Other designations | |
MCG-02-02-056, PGC 2081, 2MASSX J00344675-0823473 |
NGC 157 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. The compiler of the New General Catalogue, John Louis Emil Dreyer noted that NGC 157 was "pretty bright, large, extended, between 2 considerably bright stars". It was discovered on December 13, 1783 by William Herschel.[3]
References[]
- ^ 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: 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256.
- ^ a b c d e "NGC 157". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ a b c d ">New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Retrieved 2015-09-30.
External links[]
- Media related to NGC 157 at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- NGC objects
- Cetus (constellation)
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1783
- Intermediate spiral galaxies
- Spiral galaxy stubs