Astronomy:NGC 177
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 177 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 177 as seen in the Pan-STARRS 1 Sky Survey. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 37m 34.3s[1] |
| Declination | −22° 32′ 57″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.012792[1] |
| Distance | 197.73 ± 10.57 Mly (60.625 ± 3.240 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.10[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(r)ab[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.2' × 0.5'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 474- G 006, MCG -04-02-028, 2MASX J00373433-2232573, 2MASXi J0037343-223257, ESO-LV 4740060, PGC 2241.[1] New designation. Mum"s Window from Heaven (Lesley Harcourt) | |
NGC 177 is an unbarred spiral galaxy with a distinct ring structure, located around 200 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0177. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+177&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.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1a.htm.
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