Astronomy:NGC 178

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Short description: Magellanic spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 178
File:NGC178 - HST - Potw1734a.tiff
HST image of NGC 178
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 00h 39m 08.392s[1]
Declination−14° 10′ 22.25″[1]
Redshift0.004863[2]
Helio radial velocity1454.4 km/s[2]
Distance67 Mly (20.6 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.6[4]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.6[2]
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)m[5]
Size25 to 30 kly[4]
Apparent size (V)1.85′ × 0.85′[4]
Other designations
IC 39, MCG-02-02-078, PGC 2349[2]

NGC 178 is a Magellanic spiral[5] galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. The compiler of the New General Catalogue, John Louis Emil Dreyer noted that NGC 178 was "faint, small, much extended 0°, brighter middle". It was discovered on November 3, 1885, by Ormond Stone.[4]

Due to its high rate of star formation NGC 178 is a starburst galaxy.[4] It is forming new stars at a rate of 0.55 M☉ per year.[3] The peculiar morphology of this galaxy may be a sign of it being a galaxy merger.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NGC 178". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+178. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Zastrow, Jordan; Oey, M. S.; Veilleux, Sylvain; McDonald, Michael (2013). "New Constraints on the Escape of Ionizing Photons from Starburst Galaxies Using Ionization-Parameter Mapping". The Astrophysical Journal 779 (1): 76. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/779/1/76. Bibcode: 2013ApJ...779...76Z. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 150 - 199". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1a.htm#178. Retrieved 2021-02-08. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Results for object NGC 0178 (NGC 178)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC%20178&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1. 
  6. ↑ Meurer, Gerhardt R.; Hanish, D. J.; Ferguson, H. C.; Knezek, P. M.; Kilborn, V. A.; Putman, M. E.; Smith, R. C.; Koribalski, B. et al. (2006). "The Survey for Ionization in Neutral Gas Galaxies. I. Description and Initial Results". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 165 (1): 307–337. doi:10.1086/504685. Bibcode: 2006ApJS..165..307M. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 00h 39m 08.4s, -14° 10′ 22.3″



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