Astronomy:NGC 197

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NGC 197
NGC 197 is the galaxy near the top center
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 00h 39m 18.8s[1]
Declination+00° 53′ 31″[1]
Redshift0.013746[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.4g[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB0[1]
Apparent size (V)0.95' × 0.76'[1]
Other designations
UGC 406, MCG +00-02-110, 2MASX J00391879+0053308, PGC 2365.[1]

NGC 197 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 16, 1863 by Albert Marth.[2] It is one of the group members of HCG 7, with the other group members NGC 192, NGC 196, and NGC 201.[3]

NGC 197 is possible to be part of a galaxy group known as LGG 10, together with 5 core members: NGC 173, NGC 196, NGC 201, NGC 237 and NGC 192.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0197. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+197&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. 
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1a.htm#197. 
  3. ↑ Hickson, Paul (1993). "Atlas of Compact Groups of Galaxies". Astrophysical Letters and Communications 29: 1. Bibcode: 1993ApL&C..29....1H. 
  4. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series 100: 47–90. Bibcode: 1993A&AS..100...47G. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 00h 39m 18.8s, +00° 53′ 31″