Astronomy:NGC 114
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 114 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS view of NGC 114 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 26m 58.22113s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 47′ 10.3429″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013873[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 4159 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 195 Mly [3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0(rs)?[3] |
| Size | 55,000 ly |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 259, MCG+00-02-027[4] | |
NGC 114 is a barred lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by American astronomer Truman Henry Safford on September 23, 1867.[3] The galaxy lies approximately 195 million light-years from Earth, and is about 55,000 light-years in diameter, nearly half the size of the Milky Way.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A...1G. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0114. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+114&img_stamp=yes&extend=no.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 100 - 149". Cseligman.com. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1.htm#114.
- ↑ "NGC 114". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+114.
External links
- NGC 114 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Coordinates: 
00h 26m 58.2s, -01° 47′ 10″
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