| NGC 102 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 102 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00 24 36.514 |
| Declination | −13° 57′ 22.92″ |
| Redshift | 0.024450 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7330 |
| Distance | 328.70+63.86 −79.26 Mly (100.78+19.58 −24.30 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.0′ × 0.9′ |
| Other designations | |
| MGC-02-02-011, PGC 1542 | |
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.
References
- ^ Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ "NED results for object NGC 0102". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "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
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