NGC 114
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| NGC 114 | |
|---|---|
| File:NGC114 - SDSS DR14.jpg SDSS view of NGC 114 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 26m 58.22113s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 47′ 10.3429″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013873[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4159 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 195 Mly [3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0(rs)?[3] |
| Size | 55,000 ly |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 259, LEDA 1660, MCG +00-02-027, Mrk 946[4] | |
NGC 114 is a barred lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by American astronomer Truman Henry Safford on September 23, 1867.[3] The galaxy lies approximately 195 million light-years from Earth, and is about 55,000 light-years in diameter, nearly half the size of the Milky Way.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 114 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
