Astronomy:NGC 141
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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in Pisces
| NGC 141 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 141 and its surroundings | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces[1] |
| Right ascension | 00h 31m 17.4s[2] |
| Declination | +05° 10′ 47″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.039227[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 11760 km/s[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.4[1][2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBab[1] |
| Notable features | "Very faint, very small, irregularly round."[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 1918[1][2] | |
NGC 141 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Pisces. Discovered by Albert Marth on August 29, 1864, it is about 525 million light-years away and is approximately 100,000 light-years across.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 100-149-NGC 141". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1.htm#141.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "NED results for the object NGC 0141". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+141&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&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.
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