Astronomy:NGC 107
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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| 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] |
| Helio 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
- ↑ POSS1 103a-O values used.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "NED results for object NGC 0107". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+107&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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NGC 107". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+107.
- ↑ "NGC Objects: NGC 100 - 149". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1.htm#107.
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