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Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 154
DECam image of NGC 154
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00 34 19.469
Declination−12° 39′ 22.50″
Redshift0.026785
Heliocentric radial velocity8030
Distance404.00 ± 86.15 Mly (123.867 ± 26.413 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)14
Characteristics
TypeE
Size41,100 ly (12,610 pc)
Apparent size (V)1.1′ × 0.9′
Other designations
MGC -02-02-053, PGC 2058

NGC 154 is an elliptical galaxy in the Cetus constellation. The galaxy was discovered by Frederick William Herschel on November 27, 1785.

Notes

  1. POSS1 103a-O values used.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "NED results for object NGC 0154". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. ^ "NGC 154". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. "Search specification: NGC 154". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  5. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 150 - 199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.

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