Astronomy:NGC 148

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor
NGC 148
NGC 148 DECam.jpg
NGC 148 (DECam)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSculptor
Right ascension 00h 34m 15.5s[1]
Declination−31° 47′ 10″[1]
Redshift0.005057[1]
Helio radial velocity1516 km/s[1]
Distance85.56 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)13.28[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Apparent size (V)1.463' x 0.556'[2]
Other designations
PGC 2035, MCG-05-02-017[2]

NGC 148 (also known as PGC 2035) is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor. It is about 40,000 light years across.[3] It is in a group of three galaxies along with MCG-5-2-16 and IC 1555.[4] It is a Shapley-Ames galaxy.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0148. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+148&img_stamp=yes&extend=no. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "NGC 148". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+148. 
  3. "Celestial Atlas". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1a.htm#151. 
  4. Maia, M.A.G.; da Costa, L.N.; Latham, David W. (April 1989). "A Catalog of Southern Groups of Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement 69: 809. doi:10.1086/191328. Bibcode1989ApJS...69..809M. 
  5. van den Bergh, Sidney; McClure, Robert D.; Evans, Robert (December 1987). "The Supernova Rate in Shapley-Ames Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal 323: 44. doi:10.1086/165806. Bibcode1987ApJ...323...44V. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1987ApJ...323...44V. Retrieved 24 March 2021. 

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