NGC 45
| NGC 45 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 45 by GALEX (ultraviolet) | |
| Observation data (2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 14m 3.99s |
| Declination | −23° 10′ 55.5″ |
| Redshift | 0.001558[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 467 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 32.6 ± 10 Mly (10 ± 3.1 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.4 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)dm[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 7.41′ × 5.13' |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 4, MCG 04-01-21, PGC 930 | |
NGC 45 is a low surface brightness spiral galaxy[3] in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered on 11 November 1835 by the English astronomer John Herschel. In the sky, it is located near the magnitude 6.8 star HD 941.
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References
- ^ a b c NASA NED, "NGC 0045" (accessed 20 April 2010)
- ^ "Distance Results for NGC 0045". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ http://simbak.cfa.harvard.edu/simbad/sim-id?Ident=ngc+45
External links
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