Astronomy:NGC 101
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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor
| NGC 101 | |
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 ESO KIDS image of NGC 101 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 00h 23m 54.614s |
| Declination | −32° 32′ 10.34″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.011284[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 3383[1] |
| Distance | 149.8 Mly (45.92 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.84[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.36[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)cd:[1] |
| Size | 119,200 ly (36,560 pc)[1][note 1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.2′ × 2.0′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MGC-05-02-003, PGC 1518[3] | |
NGC 101 is a spiral galaxy estimated to be about 150 million light-years away in the constellation of Sculptor. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1834 and its magnitude is 12.8.[4] It is a member of the Southern Supercluster (also called the Laniakea Supercluster) the closest galaxy supercluster to the Local Supercluster.[5]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NED results for object NGC 0101". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+101&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ Iglesias-Páramo, J. (2006). "Star Formation in the Nearby Universe: The Ultraviolet and Infrared Points of View". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 164 (1): 38–51. doi:10.1086/502628. Bibcode: 2006ApJS..164...38I.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NGC 101". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+101.
- ↑ "NGC Objects: NGC 100 - 149". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1.htm#101.
- ↑ Shyamal (October 1989). "The Southern Supercluster". Astronomical Journal 98: 1175–1187. doi:10.1086/115205. Bibcode: 1989AJ.....98.1175M. http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1989AJ.....98.1175M. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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