Astronomy:NGC 142
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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 142 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus[1] |
| Right ascension | 00h 31m 08.1s [2] |
| Declination | −22° 37′ 07″ [2] |
| Redshift | 0.026735[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 8015 km/s[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.27 [1][2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)b[1] |
| Notable features | "Extremely faint, small, a little extended, 1st of 3 [the other two being NGC 143 and NGC 144]" [1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 1901, PGC 811378, PGC 811410 [1] | |
NGC 142 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered by Frank Muller in 1886.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 100-149-NGC 142". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1.htm#142.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "NED results for the object NGC 0142". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+142&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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