Astronomy:NGC 201

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NGC 201
NGC 201
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 201
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 00h 39m 34.820s[1]
Declination00° 51′ 35.60″[1]
Redshift0.014728 ± 0.000062[1]
Helio radial velocity4415 ± 19 km/s[1]
Galactocentric velocity4505 ± 19 km/s[1]
Distance61.7 ± 4.3 kpc (201 ± 14 kly)h−10.73[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.8[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(r)c[2]
Size163,230 ly (50.07 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.8' x 1.5'[2]
Other designations
PGC 2388, UGC 419, MCG +00-02-115, HCG 007C

NGC 201 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. It is one of the group members of HCG 7, with the other group members NGC 192, NGC 196, and NGC 197. It was discovered on December 28, 1790 by William Herschel.[2]

NGC 201 is also considered part of a galaxy group known as NGC 192 Group or LGG 10, together with 4 core members: NGC 173, NGC 192, NGC 196, NGC 237 and 1 possible member: NGC 197.[3]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 201: SN 2019yc (Type IIb, mag. 16.7) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 22 January 2019.[4]

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Coordinates: Sky map 00h 39m 34.82s, 00° 51′ 35.60″