NGC 102
| NGC 102 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 102 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 24m 36.514s[1] |
| Declination | −13° 57′ 22.92″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.024450[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7330[2] |
| Distance | 328.70+63.86 −79.26 Mly (100.78+19.58 −24.30 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.0′ × 0.9′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| MGC-02-02-011, PGC 1542[3] | |
NGC 102 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 330 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886 and its apparent magnitude is 14.[4]
References
- ^ a b Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
- ^ a b c d e "NED results for object NGC 0102". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ a b "NGC 102". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "NGC Objects: NGC 100 - 149".
External links
Media related to NGC 102 at Wikimedia Commons
