NGC 106 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 106 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 24m 43.753s [1] |
Declination | −05° 08′ 55.71″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.020211 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6059 [2] |
Distance | 199 Mly (61.1 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.46 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sa: pec [2] |
Size | 64,800 ly (19,880 pc) [2] [note 1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3′ × 0.6′ [2] |
Other designations | |
PGC 1551, 2MASX J00244375-0508557 [3] |
NGC 106 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 270 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886 and its apparent magnitude is 14.5. [4]
NGC 106 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 106 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 24m 43.753s [1] |
Declination | −05° 08′ 55.71″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.020211 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6059 [2] |
Distance | 199 Mly (61.1 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.46 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sa: pec [2] |
Size | 64,800 ly (19,880 pc) [2] [note 1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3′ × 0.6′ [2] |
Other designations | |
PGC 1551, 2MASX J00244375-0508557 [3] |
NGC 106 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 270 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886 and its apparent magnitude is 14.5. [4]