Astronomy:NGC 118
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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
Coordinates: 
00h 27m 16.222s, −01° 46′ 48.50″
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 SDSS image of NGC 118 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 27m 16.222s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 46′ 48.50″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.037329[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 10982 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 524.5 ± 36.9 Mly (160.81 ± 11.30 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.83[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.63[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S(rs)a? pec[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 264, MCG+00-02-032, PGC 1678[2] | |
NGC 118 is a spiral galaxy of type S(rs)a? pec with an apparent magnitude of 13.6 located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 23, 1867, by the astronomer Truman Safford.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Results for object NGC 0118 (NGC 118)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC%20118&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NGC 118". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+118.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Search specification: NGC 118". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=NGC%20118. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 100 - 149". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1.htm#118. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
External links
Coordinates: 00h 27m 16.222s, −01° 46′ 48.50″
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